a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named;
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow";
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot";
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point";
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds";
quick and forceful; "a sharp blow";
very sudden and in great amount or degree; "a sharp drop in the stock market";
extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop";
high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle";
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation; "an incisive mind"; "a keen intelligence"; "of sharp and active intellect";
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp";
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene;
harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark";
ending in a sharp point;
sour or bitter in taste;
changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here";
