sharp

Definition

  • noun: a musical note that is one semitone higher than a specified note
  • noun: one that is sharp
  • verb: to raise (as a musical tone) in pitch
  • adjective: having a thin edge that is able to cut things or a fine point that is able to make a hole in things
  • adjective: adapted to cutting or piercing
  • used of an interval in music
  • synonyms: acrid, tart, piercing

Examples

  • a 'sharp' image/picture/photograph [=an image/picture/photograph in which the small details can be clearly seen]

  • a 'sharp' break from tradition [=a sudden change from the traditional way of doing things]

  • A 'sharp-eyed' [='perceptive'] reader will notice the book's repeating themes.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Come on ! l'm sorry, l dropped the keys ! Wait ! Please ! Don't leave ! Please ! Get more help ! l got 'em ! Which one is it, Rose ? The sharp one, try the sharp one. Hurry, Jack. Oh, no ! Hurry, Jack. lt's stuck ! Hurry, Jack ! (..)
    1997 Titanic
  • (..) What's this luggage doing here ? Get rid of it ! We need the room ! (crewman giving orders) Keep calm ! Move along there. Make more room. That's right. Look sharp. - Lovejoy ! - She's not on the starboard side. We're running out of time and this martinet isn't letting any men on. (..)
    1997 Titanic