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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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Thesaurus Results for sharp,:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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painful, paralyzing, paroxysmal, patent note, pathetic, pawky, peaked, peaky, penetrating, perceptive, pervading, pettifogger, petty gambler, piercing, piker, pinching, piping, piquant, pitchman, piteous, pitiable, player, plop, plump, plunger, plunging, plunk, poignant, pointed, poisonous, politic, politician, pop, posh, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitous, precipitously, precisely, pro, professional, professor, proficient, profound, prompt, punctually, pungent, punter, quarter note, quaver, qui vive, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, racking, rapid, rapier-like, raucous, raw, razor-edged, ready, recherche, reedy, reeking, regrettable, report, resourceful, responding note, right, rigorous, ritzy, rough, rueful, sad, saddening, salt, salty, sarcastic, sardonic, savant, saw-toothed, sawtooth, scathing, scheming, scintillating, scorching, screaky, screeching, screechy, semibreve, semiquaver, sensitive, serpentine, serrate, set, severe, shall, shaped note, shark, sharp-cornered, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, sharpened, sharper, sharpie, sharply, sheer, shifty, shooting, short, shortchanger, shrewd, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, shyster, sixteenth note, sixty-fourth note, slap, sleek, sleepless, sleety, slick, slicker, slippery, slushy, sly, smack, smack-dab, smart, smooth, smug, snaky, snappy, snazzy, sneaky, snippy, soigne, soignee, sophistical, sophisticated, sore, sorrowful, sour, spang, sparkling, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, speculator, speedy, spiccato, spicy, spieler, spiffy, spiteful, splitting, sport, sporting man, sportsman, sprightly, spruce, spry, square, squarely, squeaking, squeaky, stabbing, staccato, startlingly, statesman, stealthy, steel-trap, steep, stinging, stone-cold, strategic, strict, strident, stringent, strong, strong-scented, strong-smelling, style-conscious, stylish, subtile, subtle, subzero, sudden, suddenly, suffocating, supercooled, supple, surly, surprisingly, surreptitious, sustained note, swank, swanky, swell, swift, swish, 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Common Misspellings > |
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