SPage 312
- English Word Sharp Definition Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
- English Word Sharp Definition Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
- English Word Sharp Definition Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
- English Word Sharp Definition Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
- English Word Sharp Definition Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
- English Word Sharp Definition Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
- English Word Sharp Definition To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
- English Word Sharp Definition Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
- English Word Sharp Definition A sharp tool or weapon.
- English Word Sharp Definition The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
- English Word Sharp Definition A sharp tone or note.
- English Word Sharp Definition A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- English Word Sharp Definition A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
- English Word Sharp Definition Same as Middlings, 1.
- English Word Sharp Definition An expert.
- English Word Sharp Definition To sharpen.
- English Word Sharp Definition To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
- English Word Sharp Definition To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- English Word Sharp Definition To sing above the proper pitch.
- English Word Sharp-cut Definition Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear.