Meaning of 'sharp' (Webster Dictionary)
- To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
- Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock
sharp.
- A sharp tool or weapon.
- The character [/] used to indicate that the note before
which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
- A sharp tone or note.
- 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.
- 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.
- Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is
a half step, or semitone, higher than 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.
- 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.
- To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- To sing above the proper pitch.
- 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.
Meaning of 'sharp' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
Example in sentence:- a pencil with a sharp point;
- a sharp knife
Meaning (2):
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
Meaning (3):
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Meaning (4):
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
Example in sentence:- her shoes had acutely pointed toes;
- the road twists sharply after the light;
- the visor was acutely peaked;
- turn sharp left here
Meaning (5):
- quick and forceful
Meaning (6):
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
Example in sentence:- a sharp drop in the stock market
Meaning (7):
- extremely steep
Example in sentence:- a sharp drop;
- an abrupt canyon;
- the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings;
- the precipitous rapids of the upper river
Meaning (8):
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
Example in sentence:- a sharp photographic image;
- the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot;
- the sharp crack of a twig
Meaning (9):
- harsh
Example in sentence:- a sharp-worded exchange;
- a tart remark;
- sharp criticism
Meaning (10):
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
Example in sentence:- a shrill gaiety;
- a shrill whistle
Meaning (11):
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Example in sentence:- 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
Meaning (12):
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example in sentence:- an acute observer of politics and politicians;
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang;
- frequent penetrative observations;
- icy knifelike reasoning;
- incisive comments;
- penetrating insight
Definition
[ adv.]