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Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

(colloquial) Intelligent.

(music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol (♯) after the name of the note).

(music) Higher in pitch than required.

(flavour) Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.

Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.

(colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.

(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.

Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

(offensive, critical, or acrimonious)Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.

(colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.

Observant; alert; acute.

Quick and alert.

Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.

Forming a small or tight angle; {{non-gloss|especially,}} forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

Steep; precipitous; abrupt.

(of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.

(chess) Tactical; risky.

Piercing; keen; severe; painful.

Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.

(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.

Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.

(dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.

(obsolete) Hungry.

In a sharp manner: {{n-g|a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses.}}

To a point or edge.

Piercingly.

Eagerly.

So as to make a sharp, or tight, angle.

(notcomp) Exactly.

(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

(music) 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 one chromatic semitone higher.

(music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.

(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.

(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

(something sharp, e.g., needle, blade) (in the plural) Something that is sharp.

(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.

(dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.

(healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.

A dishonest person; a cheater.

Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.

(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.

(dated) An expert.

A sharpie {{gloss|member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s}}.

(type of fishing boat)

(music) 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.

(obsolete) To sharpen.