| slovo | definícia |
sharp
(mass) | sharp
- ostrý, krížik |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,břit n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,bystrý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,křížek v notovém zápise metan |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,ostrý |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,ostře Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,ostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,pikantní Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,prudký adj: |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,přesně adv: o čase Pino |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,příkrý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,rázný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp
(encz) | sharp,řízný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sharp
(gcide) | 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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Sharp
(gcide) | 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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Sharp
(gcide) | 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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Sharp
(gcide) | 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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Sharp
(gcide) | 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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sharp
(wn) | 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 |
sharp
(foldoc) | sharp
hash.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
pencilsharpener
(mass) | pencil-sharpener
- strúhadlo |
razorsharp
(mass) | razor-sharp
- ostrý ako žiletka |
sharpness
(mass) | sharpness
- bystrosť, ostrosť |
a sharp tongue
(encz) | a sharp tongue,ostrý jazyk Zdeněk Brož |
a sharp wit
(encz) | a sharp wit,vtipné poznámky Zdeněk Brož |
card sharp
(encz) | card sharp, n: |
card sharper
(encz) | card sharper, n: |
cardsharp
(encz) | cardsharp,falešný hráč Zdeněk Brož |
cardsharper
(encz) | cardsharper, |
double sharp
(encz) | double sharp, n: |
look sharp
(encz) | look sharp,být ostražitý v: [id.] Pinolook sharp,pospíšit si zastarale Zdeněk Brož |
pencil sharpener
(encz) | pencil sharpener,ořezávátko (na tužky) luke |
razor-sharp
(encz) | razor-sharp,ostrý jako žiletka adj: IvČa |
resharpen
(encz) | resharpen,opětovně naostřit Zdeněk Brožresharpen,přeostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp as a tack
(encz) | sharp as a tack, |
sharp productivity criterion
(encz) | sharp productivity criterion,ostré kritérium produktivity [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
sharp tongue
(encz) | sharp tongue, n: |
sharp-cornered
(encz) | sharp-cornered, adj: |
sharp-eared
(encz) | sharp-eared, adj: |
sharp-eyed
(encz) | sharp-eyed,bystrozraký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp-limbed
(encz) | sharp-limbed, adj: |
sharp-pointed
(encz) | sharp-pointed, adj: |
sharp-set
(encz) | sharp-set,hladový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp-sighted
(encz) | sharp-sighted, adj: |
sharp-sightedness
(encz) | sharp-sightedness, n: |
sharp-tailed grouse
(encz) | sharp-tailed grouse, n: |
sharp-tongued
(encz) | sharp-tongued,jizlivý adj: Zdeněk Brožsharp-tongued,kousavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp-witted
(encz) | sharp-witted,bystrý adj: Zdeněk Brožsharp-witted,důvtipný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharp-worded
(encz) | sharp-worded, adj: |
sharpe
(encz) | Sharpe,Sharpe n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
sharpen
(encz) | sharpen,doostřit v: Zdeněk Brožsharpen,nabrousit v: Zdeněk Brožsharpen,naostřit v: Zdeněk Brožsharpen,zostřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpen up
(encz) | sharpen up, |
sharpen your pencils
(encz) | sharpen your pencils, |
sharpened
(encz) | sharpened,ostřený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpener
(encz) | sharpener,ořezávátko Jaroslav Šedivý |
sharpening
(encz) | sharpening,broušení n: Zdeněk Brožsharpening,ostření n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpening steel
(encz) | sharpening steel,ocílka n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharper
(encz) | sharper,ostřejší adj: Zdeněk Brožsharper,podvodník n: Zdeněk Brožsharper,prudší |
sharpest
(encz) | sharpest,nejostřejší adj: websharpest,nejprudší adj: web |
sharpie
(encz) | sharpie, |
sharply
(encz) | sharply,ostře adv: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpness
(encz) | sharpness,bystrost n: Zdeněk Brožsharpness,ostrost n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharpshoot
(encz) | sharpshoot, |
sharpshooter
(encz) | sharpshooter,ostrostřelec n: Zdeněk Brož |
sharptail mola
(encz) | sharptail mola, n: |
sharpy
(encz) | sharpy, |
unsharpened
(encz) | unsharpened, adj: |
sharpe
(czen) | Sharpe,Sharpen: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
cardsharp
(gcide) | cardsharp \card"sharp`\, cardsharper \card"sharp`er\n.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at
card games.
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cardsharper
(gcide) | cardsharp \card"sharp`\, cardsharper \card"sharp`er\n.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at
card games.
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Fair Haven sharpies
(gcide) | Sharpie \Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.)
A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts
carrying a triangular sail. They are often called {Fair Haven
sharpies}, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where
they originated. [Local, U.S.]
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Jew's-harp
(gcide) | Jew's-harp \Jew's-harp`\, n. [Jew + harp; or possibly a corrupt.
of jaw's harp; cf. G. maultrommel, lit., mouthdrum.]
1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the
teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by
the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; --
called also Jew's-trump.
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2. (Naut.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an
anchor.
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Look sharp
(gcide) | 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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Saw sharpener
(gcide) | Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[aum]ge,
OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L.
secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe,
Sickle, Section, Sedge.]
An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,
iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,
with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove
successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.
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Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first
part of a compound.
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Band saw, Crosscut saw, etc. See under Band,
Crosscut, etc.
Circular saw, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its
periphery, and revolved on an arbor.
Saw bench, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,
especially with a circular saw which projects above the
table.
Saw file, a three-cornered file, such as is used for
sharpening saw teeth.
Saw frame, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the
saw, or gang of saws, is held.
Saw gate, a saw frame.
Saw gin, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in
which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set
of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which
is too fine for the seeds to pass.
Saw grass (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants
having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp
teeth, especially the Cladium Mariscus of Europe, and
the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf.
Razor grass, under Razor.
Saw log, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.
Saw mandrel, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened
for running.
Saw pit, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one
standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.
Saw sharpener (Zool.), the great titmouse; -- so named from
its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Saw whetter (Zool.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus
palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Scroll saw, a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge,
stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved
outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by
foot or power.
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Sharp
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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.]
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]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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Sharp practice
(gcide) | 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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Sharp-cut
(gcide) | Sharp-cut \Sharp-cut`\, a.
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.
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Sharped
(gcide) | 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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Sharpen
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.]
To make sharp. Specifically:
(a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;
as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
(b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. --Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain
or disease.
(e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each
word." --E. Smith.
(f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase
and sharpen it. --Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar.
(h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to
apply a sharp to.
[1913 Webster]Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. i.
To grow or become sharp.
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Sharpening
(gcide) | Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.]
To make sharp. Specifically:
(a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;
as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.
(b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more
ready or ingenious.
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The air . . . sharpened his visual ray
To objects distant far. --Milton.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and
sharpens our skill. --Burke.
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(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.
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(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain
or disease.
(e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each
word." --E. Smith.
(f) To render more shrill or piercing.
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Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase
and sharpen it. --Bacon.
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(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of
the sun sharpen vinegar.
(h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to
apply a sharp to.
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Sharper
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Sharper \Sharp"er\, n.
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in
bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.
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Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.
--L'Estrange.
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Syn: Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See
Swindler.
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Sharpest
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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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Sharpie
(gcide) | Sharpie \Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.)
A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts
carrying a triangular sail. They are often called {Fair Haven
sharpies}, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where
they originated. [Local, U.S.]
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