v., int., & n.
--v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet.
--int. calling for silence.
--n. an expectant stillness or silence.
Phrases and idioms:
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).
Etymology: back-form. f. obs. husht int., quiet!, taken as a past part.