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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sharp
    adv 1: changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road
           twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here";
           "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely
           pointed toes" [syn: sharply, sharp, acutely]
    adj 1: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp
           photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the
           crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" [syn: crisp,
           sharp]
    2: ending in a sharp point [syn: acuate, acute, sharp,
       needlelike]
    3: 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 penetrative observations" [syn: acute,
       discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike,
       penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp]
    4: 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" [syn: astute,
       sharp, shrewd]
    5: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart
       remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart]
    6: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ;
       "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill,
       sharp]
    7: extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids
       of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese
       paintings"; "a sharp drop" [syn: abrupt, precipitous,
       sharp]
    8: keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or
       point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds" [ant: dull]
    9: having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for
       cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp
       point" [ant: dull]
    10: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic
        semitone; "C sharp" [ant: flat, natural]
    11: very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in
        the stock market"
    12: quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"
    n 1: a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the
         note named
    2: a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak.
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   2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;
      somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp
      hill; sharp features.
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   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.
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   4. (Mus.)
      (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
      (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]),
          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.
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   5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe;
      painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and
      frosty air.
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            Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.
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            The morning sharp and clear.          --Cowper.
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            In sharpest perils faithful proved.   --Keble.
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   6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel;
      harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. "That sharp
      look." --Tennyson.
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            To that place the sharp Athenian law
            Can not pursue us.                    --Shak.
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            Be thy words severe,
            Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. --Dryden.
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   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.
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            Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.
                                                  --Addison.
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            Many other things belong to the material world,
            wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye?
            arrived at clear and distinct ideas.  --L. Watts.
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   8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for
      gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
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   9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp
      contest of battle." --Milton.
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            A sharp assault already is begun.     --Dryden.
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   10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close
       and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp
       customer.
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             The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.
                                                  --Swift.
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   11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
       --Moxon.
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   12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or
       descent; a sharp turn or curve.
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   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.
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   Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged,
         sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.
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   Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt
      to do so, by a tricky expedient.

   To brace sharp, or To sharp up (Naut.), to turn the yards
      to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may
      lie well up to the wind.
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   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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Sharping.]
   1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   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.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharp \Sharp\, adv.
   1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. --M.
      Arnold.
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            The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. --Chaucer.
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            You bite so sharp at reasons.         --Shak.
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   2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock
      sharp. [Colloq.]
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   Look sharp, attend; be alert. [Colloq.]
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharp \Sharp\, v. i.
   1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
      --L'Estrange.
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   2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharp \Sharp\, n.
   1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.]
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            If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps,
            gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.
                                                  --Collier.
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   2. (Mus.)
      (a) 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.
      (b) A sharp tone or note. --Shak.
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   3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
      [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley.
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   4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of
      the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens,
      and sharps.
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   5. pl. Same as Middlings, 1.
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   6. An expert. [Slang]
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7. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
sharp

    hash.


8. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Sharp -- U.S. County in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    17119
   Housing Units (2000): 9342
   Land area (2000):     604.353312 sq. miles (1565.267826 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.991812 sq. miles (5.158769 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    606.345124 sq. miles (1570.426595 sq. km)
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             36.190062 N, 91.498459 W
   Headwords:
    Sharp
    Sharp, AR
    Sharp County
    Sharp County, AR


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