1. (

• hush

) become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" ;

2. (

• hush ,
• quieten ,
• silence ,
• still ,
• shut_up ,
• hush_up

) cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" ;

3. (

• quieten ,
• hush ,
• quiet ,
• quiesce ,
• quiet_down ,
• pipe_down

) become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" ;

4. (

• hush ,

) wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" ;

5. (

• hush ,

) run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals ;

1. (

• hushed ,
• muted ,
• subdued ,
• quiet

) in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" ;