noun a sharp tone or note.
2. sharp ·noun a sharp tool or weapon.
3. sharp ·noun ·same·as middlings, 1.
4. sharp ·noun an expert.
5. sharp ·vi to sing above the proper pitch.
6. sharp ·vt to sharpen.
7. sharp ·superl fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
8. sharp ·vi to play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
9. sharp ·adv to a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
10. sharp ·superl high in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
11. sharp ·noun a portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
12. sharp ·adv precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
13. sharp ·superl composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
14. sharp ·superl steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
15. sharp ·superl eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
xvi. sharp ·superl raised a semitone in pitch; as, c sharp (c/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than c.
xvii. sharp ·superl having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
xviii. sharp ·superl cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
xix. sharp ·noun a sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
xx. sharp ·noun the character used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
xxi. sharp ·superl very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
xxii. sharp ·superl keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
xxiii. sharp ·vt to raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
xxiv. sharp ·superl uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
xxv. sharp ·superl terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
xxvi. sharp ·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.
xxvii. sharp ·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.
xxviii. sharp ·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.