HUSH
Dictionary entry overview: What does hush mean?
• HUSH (noun)
The noun HUSH has 1 sense:
1. (poetic) tranquil silence
Familiarity information: HUSH used as a noun is very rare.
• HUSH (verb)
The verb HUSH has 5 senses:
1. become quiet or still; fall silent
2. cause to be quiet or not talk
3. become quiet or quieter
4. wash by removing particles
5. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Familiarity information: HUSH used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• HUSH (noun)
Meaning:
(poetic) tranquil silence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
hush; stillness; still
Context example:
the still of the night
Hypernyms ("hush" is a kind of...):
quiet; silence (the absence of sound)
Domain category:
poesy; poetry; verse (literature in metrical form)
• HUSH (verb)
Meaning:
Become quiet or still; fall silent
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
hush my baby!
Hypernyms (to "hush" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to be quiet or not talk
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
silence; hush; hush up; still; shut up; quieten
Context example:
Please silence the children in the church!
Hypernyms (to "hush" is one way to...):
conquer; curb; inhibit; stamp down; subdue; suppress (to put down by force or authority)
Cause:
hush (become quiet or still; fall silent)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hush"):
shush (silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!')
calm down; lull (become quiet or less intensive)
shout down (silence or overwhelm by shouting)
gag; muzzle (prevent from speaking out)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Also:
hush up (cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error)
Meaning:
Become quiet or quieter
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
pipe down; quiesce; quiet; quiet down; quieten; hush
Context example:
The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Hypernyms (to "hush" is one way to...):
change intensity (increase or decrease in intensity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Wash by removing particles
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Wash ores
Hypernyms (to "hush" is one way to...):
lave; wash (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
Domain category:
excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "hush" is one way to...):
irrigate; water (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams)
Domain category:
excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
