| Sharp (sharp) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Sharp |
| [Compar.
Sharper (?); superl. Sharpest.] [OE.
sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to
OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G.
scharf, Dan. *** |
Having a very thin edge or fine point] of a nature to cut or
pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse
or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a
sharp hill; sharp features.
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.
High in
pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing;
keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a
sharp and frosty air.
Cutting in language or import; biting;
sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp
rebuke.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or
distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating;
sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight,
hearing, or judgment.
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient
for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent;
impetuous.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own
interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp
dealer; a sharp customer.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty;
as, sharp sand.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a
sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or
curve.
Uttered in a whisper,
or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such
as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal;
aspirated.
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| Sharp (sharp) |
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| adv. | (?) |
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| Sharp |
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To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at
ten o'clock sharp.
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A
sharp tool or weapon.
The
character [***sharp]] used to indicate that the note before which it is
placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
A portion of a stream where the water runs
very rapidly.
A sewing needle having a very slender
point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades,
blunts, betweens, and sharps.
Same as Middlings,
1.
An expert.
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To sharpen.
To raise above the proper
pitch] to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or
semitone, above the natural tone.
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To
play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
To sing above the proper
pitch.
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