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to hush up
[phrase form: hush]
01
to cause someone or something to be quiet
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
hush
Present tense
hush up
3rd person singular
hushes up
Present participle
hushing up
Past simple
hushed up
Past participle
hushed up
Examples
I had to hush up my giggling friends during the serious presentation.
02
to conceal a wrongdoing, fault, or error to prevent others from finding out
Examples
The company attempted to hush the financial irregularities up to avoid a public scandal.
