What is the meaning of hush up?

Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error.
- usage: "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
- synonyms: whitewash, gloss over, sleek over
Cause to be quiet or not talk.
- usage: "Please silence the children in the church"
- synonyms: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up

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