hush–hush

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Highly secret or confidential
hush
to make quiet
hush
A silence, especially after some noise
hush
A mining method using water
hush
to become quiet
hush down
To quieten; to make quiet
hush down
To become quiet; to cease making sounds
hush kit
a series of modifications made to an aircraft's engine to dampen noise

Even though they were fitted with hush kits, the overnight freighters were the subject of repeated noise complaints. News.com.au Feb 2007.

hush kits
plural form of hush kit
hush money
A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime)

The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced.

hush one's mouth
to be quiet; to shut up
hush up
To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known

They hushed up that it was a suicide to prevent bad publicity.

hush up
To become quiet; to cease making sounds
hush-hush
Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders)

The spy program was very hush-hush, no one ever spoke of it.

hush
{v} to appease, quiet, forbid
hush
{e} be still
hush
{ü} be quiet, be silent
Hush Puppies
a company that makes shoes, or the shoes that this company makes
hush
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!" cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!
hush
Silent; quiet
hush
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
hush
You say `Hush!' to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet. Hush, my love, it's all right
hush
{i} quiet, silence
hush
To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of
hush
If you hush someone or if they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise. She tried to hush her noisy father I had to box Max's ears to get him to hush
hush
cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!
hush
Stillness; silence; quiet
hush
You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet. A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened. = silence
hush
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
hush
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
hush
become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
hush
become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
hush
To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe
hush
cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
hush
To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; esp
hush
used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise
hush
{f} make silent; be silent; make a person be quiet
hush
wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
hush hush
secret, confidential
hush money
bribe to keep silent about something
hush money
a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
hush money
If a person is paid hush money, someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing. A bribe paid to keep something secret. money that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing
hush puppy
deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern)
hush puppy
A small, round or slightly oblong cake of cornmeal fried in deep fat
hush up
If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it. The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair. = cover up
hush up a matter
keep something from being discussed
hush-hush
Something that is hush-hush is secret and not to be discussed with other people. Apparently there's a very hush-hush project under way up north = secret. very secret
hush-hush
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
took hush-money
accepted a bribe, did something illegal in order to receive money