Definition of "sharp"
- adjective
Able to cut easily.
Intelligent.
Able to pierce easily; pointed.
Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
Higher in pitch than required.
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Sudden and intense.
Illegal or dishonest.
Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism.
Stylish or attractive.
Observant; alert; acute.
Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- adverb
Exactly.
In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
- noun
The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
A note that is sharp in a particular key.
The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Something which is sharp.
A hypodermic syringe.
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
A dishonest person; a cheater.
- verb
To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
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