Definition of sharp

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Sharp (v. t.) 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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Sign :: Sign (n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc..
Sharp :: Sharp (n.) A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
Refract :: Refract (n.) To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
Subsensible :: Subsemitone (n.) The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic..
Strappadoes :: Strap (v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor..
Clack :: Clack (n.) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click..
Chink :: Chink (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies..
Razor-backed :: Razor-backed (a.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc..
Argus-eyed :: Argus-eyed (a.) Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
Screaming :: Screaming (a.) Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.
Cuspidated :: Cuspidated (a.) Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf..
Shriek :: Shriek (v. t.) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
Broach :: Broach (n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers..
Keen :: Keen (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
Acerose :: Acerose (a.) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.
Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain..
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