English verb: hush up | |||
1. | hush up (perception) cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | ||
Samples | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin. She tried to gloss over her mistakes. | ||
Synonyms | gloss over, sleek over, whitewash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, cover up | ||
2. | hush up (change) cause to be quiet or not talk | ||
Samples | Please silence the children in the church!. | ||
Synonyms | hush, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calm down, gag, lull, muzzle, shout down, shush | ||
Cause | hush | ||
Verb group | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | ||
Antonyms | louden | ||