sharp

[Sharp]

Something with a thin edge or a fine point that can cut is sharp. It's painful when your dog climbs into your lap, poking you with his sharp toenails.

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

Noun
a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

Noun
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

Adjective S.
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

Adjective S.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"

Adjective
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

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Adjective
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

Adjective S.
quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

Adjective S.
very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market"

Adjective S.
extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

Adjective S.
high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"

Adjective S.
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect"

Adjective
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"

Adjective S.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene

Adjective S.
harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

Adjective S.
ending in a sharp point

Adjective S.
sour or bitter in taste

Adverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"


superl.
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

superl.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.

superl.
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.

superl.
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.

superl.
Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.

superl.
So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.

superl.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.

superl.
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.

superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.

superl.
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.

superl.
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

superl.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.

superl.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.

superl.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.

superl.
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.

adv.
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

adv.
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.

n.
A sharp tool or weapon.

n.
The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.

n.
A sharp tone or note.

n.
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

n.
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.

n.
Same as Middlings, 1.

n.
An expert.

v. t.
To sharpen.

v. t.
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.

v. i.
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

v. i.
To sing above the proper pitch.


Sharp

Sharp , a. [Compar. Sharper ; superl. Sharpest.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. Escarp, Scrape, Scorpion.] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point.
2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features. 3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash. 4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C♯), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat. 5. Very trying to the feelings; pierching; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.
The morning sharp and clear.
In sharpest perils faithful proved.
6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. "That sharp look." Tennyson.
To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us.
Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear.
7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.
Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye arrived at clear and distinct ideas.
8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite. 9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp contest of battle." Milton.
A sharp assault already is begun.
10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.
11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. Moxon. 12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve. 13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated. &hand; Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc. Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. -- To brace sharp, ∨ To sharp up (Naut.), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind. Syn. -- Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.

Sharp

Sharp , adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold.
The head [of a spear] full sharp yground.
You bite so sharp at reasons.
2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq.] Look sharp, attend; be alert. [Colloq.]

Sharp

Sharp, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.]
If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.
2. (Mus.) (a) The character [♯] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. Shak. 3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley. 4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. 5. pl. Same as Middlings, 1. 6. An expert. [Slang]

Sharp

Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.

Sharp

Sharp, v. i. 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange. 2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.

A sharp tool or weapon.

To sharpen.

To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

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Usage Examples

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp.

I have never seen a game's graphics look so sharp and clean. The sound design for the game is also unique on the Xbox. The memory on this system allowed us to provide the user with 5.1 Dolby surround sound for home theatre owners.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

Misspelled Form

sharp, asharp, wsharp, esharp, dsharp, xsharp, zsharp, aharp, wharp, eharp, dharp, xharp, zharp, saharp, swharp, seharp, sdharp, sxharp, szharp, sgharp, syharp, suharp, sjharp, snharp, sgarp, syarp, suarp, sjarp, snarp, shgarp, shyarp, shuarp, shjarp, shnarp, shqarp, shwarp, shsarp, shzarp, shqrp, shwrp, shsrp, shzrp, shaqrp, shawrp, shasrp, shazrp, shaerp, sha4rp, sha5rp, shatrp, shafrp, shaep, sha4p, sha5p, shatp, shafp, sharep, shar4p, shar5p, shartp, sharfp, sharop, shar0p, sharlp, sharo, shar0, sharl, sharpo, sharp0, sharpl.

Other Usage Examples

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.

Anywhere you have extreme poverty and no national health insurance, no promise of health care regardless of social standing, that's where you see the sharp limitations of market-based health care.

In sharp contrast to the idea that this stage of life is enviable, we hear high levels of anxiety about getting old, anxieties about health, mobility, access to facilities, simple routine care and attention.

I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

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