v., int., & n.
v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet.
int. calling for silence.
n. an expectant stillness or silence. hush money money paid to prevent the disclosure of a discreditable matter. hush puppy US quickly fried maize bread. hush up suppress public mention of (an affair).
[ back-form. f. obs. husht int., = quiet!, taken as a past part. ]