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What (who) is hush up - definition

DIRECT COMMAND WITH A MEANING SIMILAR TO "BE QUIET"
Shut Up; Shut The Fuck Up; Shut The Hell Up; STHU; Sthu; Be quiet; Be Quiet; Shutup; ShutUp; S.T.H.U.; S.t.h.u.; S.T.H.U; S.t.h.u; Shut up!; Shut Up!; Shut your fucking mouth; Shut Your Fucking Mouth; Shut-up; Shut-Up; Shrup; Shut the fuck up; Shut your mouth up; Hush up; Shaddap; Shuttup; Shut the front door; SHUT THE FUCK UP; Shut up your mouth; Shut the hell up; STFU (expletive); Shut the Fuck Up; Shut the heck up
  • [[World War II]]–era United States Army poster instructing soldiers on the information they are obligated to give under the [[Geneva Conventions]] if taken as a [[prisoner of war]]
  • A [[Wiktionary]] poster adapting ''[[Keep Calm and Carry On]]'', encouraging users to contribute rather than getting involved in disputes

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
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)
hush up         
Suppress, conceal, cover over, hide, keep secret, keep private.
hush         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hush (movie); Hush (disambiguation); Hush film; Hush (song); Hush (album); Hush (film); Hush!; Hush! (album)
I. v. a.
1.
Still, silence, quiet, repress the cries or clamor of.
2.
Appease, assuage, still, calm, quiet, allay, console.
II. interj.
Silence, whist, be still, keep quiet, make no noise.

Wikipedia

Shut up

"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered a form of profanity by some.

Examples of use of hush up
1. "I realised that they wanted to hush up the crime.
2. What‘s really offensive is how they have tried to hush up their expenses.
3. He has accused ministers of seeking to hush up the extent of the problem.
4. "Racism doesn‘t get resolved when people hush up about it and sweep it under the rug.
5. Wilson: No, sir – the bank promoted Brown to hush up the scandal.