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Definition of Sharp

Sharp
Sharp Sharp, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.] If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. --Collier. 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. 3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley. 4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. 5. pl. Same as Middlings, 1. 6. An expert. [Slang]
Sharp
Sharp Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser. 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.

Meaning of Sharp from wikipedia

- Look up Sharp or sharp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sharp or SHARP may refer to: SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet ****essment and Rating Programme)...
- A-sharp or A♯ refers to: A♯ (musical note), musical pitch A-sharp major, enharmonic to B-flat major A-sharp minor A Sharp (.NET), a port of the Ada programming...
- F♯ (F-sharp) may refer to: F♯ (musical note) F-sharp minor, a minor musical scale F-sharp major, a major musical scale F# (programming language), a .NET...
- Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a ****anese electronics company. It is headquartered in Sakai, Osaka, and was founded by Tokuji...
- Sharp practice or sharp dealing is a pejorative phrase to describe sneaky or cunning behavior that is technically within the rules of the law but borders...
- In music, sharp – eqv. dièse (from French) or diesis (from Gr**** δίεσις) – means higher in pitch. The sharp symbol, ♯, indicates that the note to which...
- Sharp Corner is a 2024 thriller film, directed by Jason Buxton. Based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, the film stars Ben Foster as Josh McCall...
- [citation needed] Recorded variations of the surname include Sharp, Sharpe, Shairp, Sharpes,Sharps and the diminutives Sharpin, Sharplin and Sharpling.[citation...
- The phrase "short, sharp shock" describes a punishment that is severe but which only lasts for a short time. It is an example of alliteration. Although...
- Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 and ceasing...