Definition of Sharp. Meaning of Sharp. Synonyms of Sharp
Definition of Sharp
SharpSharp 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.
(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,
5. pl. Same as Middlings, 1.
6. An expert. [Slang] SharpSharp Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n.
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.