~ 1
■ noun Brit. informal one's mother.
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~ 2
■ adjective (in phr. keep ~ ) informal remain silent so as not to reveal a secret.
Phrases
~'s the word do not reveal a secret.
Origin
ME: imitative of a sound made with closed lips.
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~ 3
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med ) act in a ~mers' play.
Origin
ME: cf. ~ 2 and Mid. Low Ger. ~men .