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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Keen :: Keen (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
Cuspidate :: Cuspidate (v. t.) To make pointed or sharp.
High :: High (superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note..
Penetration :: Penetration (n.) Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike..
Chicanery :: Chicanery (n.) Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged..
Zigzaggy :: Zigzaggy (a.) Having sharp turns.
Smacking :: Smacking (a.) Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze..
Sharping :: Sharping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shar.
Keen :: Keen (superl.) Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge..
Fitche :: Fitche (a.) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
Crowbar :: Crowbar (n.) A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
Chirp :: Chirp (n.) A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect..
Harpoon :: Harpoon (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun..
Gue :: Gue (n.) A sharper; a rogue.
Crampoons :: Crampoons (n.) Iron instruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold..
Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..
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