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Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Mum

/mŭm/ · IPA /mʌm/
01 a. Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum.
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    Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum.
    “The citizens are mum, and speak not a word.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
mum's the word — keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.
02 interj. Be silent! Hush!
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    Be silent! Hush!
    “Mum, then, and no more.” — Shak.
03 n. Silence.
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    Silence.[R.]
04 n. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
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    A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
    “The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum.” — Pope.