English-Thai Dictionary
sharp
ADJ ฉลาด เฉียบแหลม clever bright cha-lad
sharp
ADJ ฉับพลัน กะทันหัน ทันทีทันใด ซึ่ง คาดไม่ถึง acute chab-pan
sharp
ADJ ฉุนเฉียว ฉุน รุนแรง ขุ่นเคือง chun-chil
sharp
ADJ ชัดเจน ชัด audible visible chad-jen
sharp
ADJ เฉียบขาด ยอดเยี่ยม ทันสมัย excellent fine out-of-date chib-kad
sharp
ADJ เผ็ดร้อน รส เผ็ด รส ฉุน spicy hot insipid ped-ron
sharp
ADJ เสียดแทง แสบ แก้วหู (เสียง แหลม cutting fierce intense siad-tang
sharp
ADJ แหลมคม คม acute sharpened sharp-edged dull blunt leam-kom
sharp
ADV ตรงเวลา ตรงเผง ตรง trong-we-la
sharp
N เครื่องมือ ที่ แหลมคม (ทางการแพทย์ krueng-mue-ti-lam-kom
sharp practice
IDM ความ คดโกง การ ทำผิดกฎหมาย kwam-kod-kong
sharp-eyed
ADJ ตาไว ตา คมกริบ เฉียบแหลม eagle-eyed keen-sighted ta-wai
sharp-nosed
ADJ จมูกไว ได้กลิ่น เร็ว ja-muek-wai
sharp-sighted
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ปัญญา เฉียบแหลม หัวไว alert attentive aware sueng-me-pan-ya-chib-leam
sharp-sighted
ADJ ซึ่ง มี สายตา แหลมคม ตาแหลม ตาไว alert attentive aware sueng-me-sai-ta-leam-kom
sharp-tongued
ADJ ปากจัด ปากร้าย เสียดสี เหน็บแนม คมคาย เจ้าคารม abusive rude pak-jad
sharp-witted
ADJ ปัญญา ไว เฉียบแหลม ฉลาด หัวไว bright clever smart dull stupid pan-ya-wai
sharpen
VI คม ฝน ให้ คม edge grind flatten kom
sharpen
VT ทำให้ คม ฝน ให้ คม edge grind flatten tam-hai-kom
sharpen
VT ปรับปรุง ให้ ดีขึ้น ปรับปรุง แก้ไข improve prab-prung-hai-de-kuan
sharper
N คน มี เล่ห์เหลี่ยม คน หลอกลวง นักต้มตุ๋น นักพนัน fraud shark swindler kon-ti-me-lea-liam
sharpie
N คน ว่องไว มาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ คน คล่องแคล่ว คน หัวดี นัก หลอกลวง นักต้มตุ๋น คน เจ้าเล่ห์ kon-wong-wai-mak
sharpie
N เรือ ที่ มี เสากระโดง เรือ เดี่ยว ruea-ti-me-sao-ka-dong-ruea-diao
sharpie
SL คน ฉลาด คนเก่ง kon-cha-lad
sharpset
A มี ความอยาก บ่อย เป็น มุมแหลม
sharpshooter
N นัก แม่น ปืน มือปืน เสือ ปืน ไว คน เชี่ยวชาญ ใน การ ยิงปืน gunman rifleman shooter nak-man-puan
sharpwitted
A ปัญญา ไว เฉลียวฉลาด
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SHARP
a. 1. Having a very thin edge or a fine point; keen; acute; not blunt. Thus we may say, a sharp knife, or a sharp needle. A sharp edge easily severs a substance; a sharp point is easily made to penetrate, it.
2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse; as, a hills terminates in a sharp peak, or a sharp ridge.
3. Forming an acute or too small angle at the ridge; as a sharp roof.
4. Acute of mind; quick to discern or distinguish; penetrating; ready at invention; witty; ingenious.
Nothing makes men sharper than want. Addison.
Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have not yet obtained clear ideas. Watts.
5. Being of quick or nice perception; applied to the senses or organs of perception; as a sharp eye; sharp sight.
6. Affecting the organs of taste like fine points; piercing; penetrating; shrill; as sharp vinegar; sharp tasted citrons.
7. Affecting the organs of hearing like sharp points; poercing; penetrating; shrill; as a sharp sound or voice; a sharp not or tone; opposed to a flat note or sound.
8. Severe; harsh; biting; sarcastic; as sharp words; sharp rebuke.
-Be thy words severe,
Sharp as he merits; but the sword forbear. Dryden.
9. Severely rigid; quick or severe in punishing; cruel.
To that place the sharp Athenian law
Cannot pursue us. Shak.
1 . Eager for food; keen; as a sharp appetite.
11. Eager in pursuit; deen in quest,
My faulchion now is sharp and passing empty. Shak.
12. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; as a sharp contest.
A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.
13. Keen; severe; pungent; as sharp pain.
14. Very painful or distressing; as sharp tribulation; a sharp fit of the gout.
15. Very attentive or vigilant.
Sharp at her utmost ken she cast her eyes. Dryden.
16. Making nice calculations of profit; or close and exact in making bargains or demanding dues.
17. Biting; pinching; piercing; as sharp air; sharp wind or weather.
18. Subtil; nice; witty; acute; used of things; as a sharp discourse.
19. Among workmen, hard; as sharp sand.
2 . Emanciated; lean; thin; as a sharp visage.
To brace sharp, in seamanship, to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lay well up to the wind.
SHARP
n. 1. In music, an acute sound.
2. A note artificially raised a semitone; or,
3. The character which directs the note to be thus elevated; opposed to a flat, which depresses a note a semitone.
4. A pointed weapon. [Not in use. ]
SHARP
v.t. 1. To make keen or acute.
2. To render quick.
3. To mark with a sharp, in musical composition; or to raise a not a semitone.
SHARP
v.i.To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
SHARP-EDGED
a.Having a fine keen edge.
SHARPEN
v.t. 1. To make sharp; to give a keen edge or a fine point to a thing; to edge; to point; as, to sharpen a knife, an ax or the teeth of a saw; to sharpen a sword.
All of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his share and his coulter, and his ax and his mattock. 1 Samuel 13:2 .
2. To make more eager or active; as, to sharpen the edge of industry.
3. To make more pungent and painful. The abuse of wealth and greatness may hereafter sharpen the sting of conscience.
4. To make more quick, acute or ingenious. The wit or the intellect is sharpened by study.
5. To render perception more quick or acute.
Th' air sharpen'd his visual ray
To objects distant far. Milton.
6. To render more keen; to make more eager for food or for any gratification; as, to sharpen the appetite; to sharpen a desire.
7. To make biting, sarcastic or severe. Sharpen each word.
8. To render less flat, or more shrill or piercing.
Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. Bacon.
9. To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
1 . To make more distressing; as, to sharpen grief or other evis.
11. In music, to raise a sound by means of a sharp.
SHARPEN
v.i.To grow or become sharp.
SHARPER
n.A shrewd man in making bargains; a tricking fellow; a cheat in bargaining or gaming. Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.
SHARPLY
adv. 1. With a keen edge or a fine point.
2. Severely; rigorously; roughly.
They are to be more sharply chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser.
3. Keenly; acutely; vigorously; as the mind and memory sharply exercised.
4. Violently; vehemently.
At the arrival of English embassadors, the soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward.
5. With keen perception; exactly; minutely.
You contract your eye, when you would see sharply. Bacon.
6. Acutely; wittily; with nice discernment.
SHARPNESS
n. 1. Keenness of an edge or point; as the sharpness of a razor or a dart.
2. Not obtuseness.
3. Pungency; acidity; as the sharpness of vinegar.
4. Pungency of pain; keenness; severity of pain or affliction; as the sharpness of pain, grief or anguish.
5. Painfulness; afflictiveness; as the sharpness or calamity.
And the best quarrels in the heat are curst
By those that feel their sharpness. Shak.
6. Sverity of language; pungency; satirical sarcasm; as the sharpness of a satire or rebuke.
Some did all folly with just sharpness blame. Dryden.
7. Acuteness of intellect; the power of nice discernment; quickness of understanding; ingenuity; as sharpness of wit or understanding.
8. Quickness of sense or perception; as the sharpness of sight.
9. Keenness; sverity as the sharpness of the air or weather.
SHARP-SET
a.[sharp and set. ] 1. Eager in appetite; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
2. Eager in the desire for gratification.
The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
SHARP-SHOOTER
n.[Sharp and shoot. ] One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; one skilled with the use of the rifle.
SHARP-SIGHTED
a.[sharp and sight. ] 1. Having quick or acute sight; as a sharp-sighted eagle or hawk.
2. Having quick discernment or acute understanding; as a sharp-sighted opponent; sharp-sighted judgement.
SHARP-VISAGED
a.[sharp and visage. ] Having a sharp or thin face.
SHARP-WITTED
a.Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SHARP
Sharp, a. [Compar. Sharper; superl. Sharpest.] Etym: [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. Escarp, Scrape, Scorpion. ]
1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. Shak.
2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
4. (Mus. ) (a ) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b ) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C #), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.(c ) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to Ant: flat.
5. Very trying to the feelings; pierching; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air. Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak. The morning sharp and clear. Cowper. In sharpest perils faithful proved. Keble.
6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. "That sharp look. " Tennyson. To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us. Shak. Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. Dryden.
7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment. Nothing makes men sharper. .. than want. Addison. Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never yeL. Watts.
8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp contest of battle. " Milton. A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.
1 . Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. Swift.
11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. Moxon.
12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
13. (Phonetics )
Defn: Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp- tasted, sharp-visaged, etc. Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. -- To brace sharp, or To sharp up (Naut. ), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind.
Syn. -- Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
SHARP
SHARP Sharp, adv.
1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold. The head [of a spear ] full sharp yground. Chaucer. You bite so sharp at reasons. Shak.
2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq. ] Look sharp, attend; be alert. [Colloq. ]
SHARP
SHARP 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. Collier.
2. (Mus. ) (a ) The character [#] 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, and sharps.
5. pl.
Defn: Same as Middlings, 1.
6. An expert. [Slang ]
SHARP
Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.]
1. To sharpen. [Obs. ] Spenser.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
SHARP
SHARP Sharp, v. i.
1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: To sing above the proper pitch.
SHARP-CUT
SHARP-CUT Sharp-cut `, a.
Defn: Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well- defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear.
SHARPEN
Sharp "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.]Etym: [See Sharp, a.]
Defn: To make sharp. Specifically: (a ) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. (b ) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious. The air. .. sharpened his visual ray To objects distant far. Milton. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Burke.
(c ) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires. Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. Shak.
(d ) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. (e ) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each word. " E. Smith. (f ) To render more shrill or piercing. Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. Bacon.
(g ) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar. (h ) (Mus. ) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
SHARPEN
SHARPEN Sharp "en, v. i.
Defn: To grow or become sharp.
SHARPER
SHARPER Sharp "er, n.
Defn: A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.
Syn. -- Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See Swindler.
SHARPIE
SHARPIE Sharp "ie, n. (Naut. )
Defn: A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.]
SHARPLING
SHARPLING Sharp "ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A stickleback. [Prov. Eng. ]
SHARPLY
SHARPLY Sharp "ly, adv.
Defn: In a sharp manner, ; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon.
SHARPNESS
Sharp "ness, n. Etym: [AS. scearpness.]
Defn: The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
SHARPSAW
SHARPSAW Sharp "saw `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng. ]
SHARP-SET
SHARP-SET Sharp "-set `, a.
Defn: Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set. The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
SHARPSHOOTER
SHARPSHOOTER Sharp "shoot `er, n.
Defn: One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.
SHARPSHOOTING
SHARPSHOOTING Sharp "shoot `ing, n.
Defn: A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument.
SHARP-SIGHTED
SHARP-SIGHTED Sharp "-sight `ed, a.
Defn: Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and figuratively. -- Sharp `-sight `ed *ness, n.
SHARPTAIL
SHARPTAIL Sharp "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The pintail duck. (b ) The pintail grouse, or prairie chicken.
SHARP-WITTED
SHARP-WITTED Sharp "-wit `ted, a.
Defn: Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sharp
sharp |SHärp ʃɑrp | ▶adjective 1 (of an object ) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something: cut the cake with a very sharp knife | keep tools sharp. • producing a sudden, piercing physical sensation or effect: I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my back. • (of a food, taste, or smell ) acidic and intense: sharp goats' milk cheese. • (of a sound ) sudden and penetrating: there was a sharp crack of thunder. • (of words or a speaker ) intended or intending to criticize or hurt: she feared his sharp tongue. • (of an emotion or experience ) felt acutely or intensely; painful: her sharp disappointment was tinged with embarrassment. 2 tapering to a point or edge: a sharp pencil | her face was thin and her nose sharp. • distinct in outline or detail; clearly defined: the job was a sharp contrast from her past life | the scene was as sharp and clear in his mind as a film. • informal (of clothes or their wearer ) neat and stylish: they were greeted by a young man in a sharp suit. 3 (of an action or change ) sudden and marked: there was a sharp increase in interest rates | he heard her sharp intake of breath. • (of a bend, angle, or turn ) making a sudden change of direction: a sharp turn in the river. • having or showing speed of perception, comprehension, or response: her sharp eyes missed nothing | his old mind was not so sharp as it once was | he had a sharp sense of humor. • quick to take advantage, esp. in an unscrupulous or dishonest way: Paul's a sharp operator. 4 (of musical sound ) above true or normal pitch. • [ postpositive, in combination ] (of a note ) a semitone higher than a specified note: the song sits on E and F-sharp | the quartet in C-sharp minor. • (of a key ) having a sharp or sharps in the key signature: recorder players are most comfortable in sharp keys. ▶adverb 1 precisely (used after an expression of time ): the meeting starts at 7:30 sharp. 2 in a sudden or abrupt way: the creek bent sharp left | he was brought up sharp by Helen's voice. 3 above the true or normal pitch of musical sound: he heard him playing a little sharp on the high notes. ▶noun 1 a musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch. • the sign (♯) indicating this. 2 a long, sharply pointed needle used for general sewing. • (usu. sharps ) a thing with a sharp edge or point, such as a hypodermic needle, a blade, or a fragment of glass: the safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste. 3 informal a swindler or cheat. See also card sharp. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. sharped ) Music raise the pitch of (a note ). 2 archaic cheat or swindle (someone ), esp. at cards: the fellow is drunk, let's sharp him. [late 17th cent.: from sharper; compare with shark 2 . ] PHRASES sharp as a tack extremely clever or astute. DERIVATIVES sharp ly adverb ORIGIN Old English sc (e )arp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scherp and German scharf .
Sharp, Cecil
Sharp, Cecil |ʃɑːp | (1859 –1924 ), English collector of folk songs and folk dances; full name Cecil James Sharp. From 1904 onwards he published a number of collections of songs and dances, stimulating a revival of interest in English folk music. Sharp also founded the English Folk Dance Society in 1911.
sharpen
sharp en |ˈSHärpən ˈʃɑrpən | ▶verb make or become sharp: [ with obj. ] : she sharpened her pencil | [ no obj. ] : her tone sharpened to exasperation. • improve or cause to improve: [ no obj. ] : they must sharpen up or risk losing half their business | [ with obj. ] : students will sharpen up their reading skills. DERIVATIVES shar pen er noun
sharper
sharp er |ˈSHärpər ˈʃɑrpər | ▶noun informal a swindler, esp. at cards.
Sharpe ratio
Sharpe ra ti o |SHärp ʃɑrp ˈreɪʃioʊ | ▶noun Finance a measure that indicates the average return minus the risk-free return divided by the standard deviation of return on an investment.
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpe ville mas sa cre |ˈSHärpvəl, -ˌvil ˌʃɑrpvəlˈmæsəkər | the killing of sixty-seven anti-apartheid demonstrators by security forces at Sharpeville, a black township south of Johannesburg, on March 21, 1960. Following the massacre, the South African government banned the African National Congress and the Pan-Africanist Congress.
sharp-eyed
sharp-eyed ▶adjective quick to notice things; observant: sharp-eyed readers may have already spotted this.
sharp-featured
sharp-fea tured ▶adjective (of a person ) having well-defined facial features.
sharpie
sharp ie |ˈSHärpē ˈʃɑrpi | ▶noun ( pl. sharpies ) 1 a sharp-prowed, flat-bottomed New England sailboat, with one or two masts each rigged with a triangular sail. 2 informal a dishonest and cunning person, esp. a cheat.
sharpish
sharpish |ˈʃɑːpɪʃ | informal ▶adjective fairly sharp. ▶adverb Brit. quickly; soon: I'd slip away sharpish if I were you.
sharpness
sharp ness |ˈSHärpnis | ▶noun the quality or state of being sharp: the sweet flavor contrasts with the sharpness of the lemon | his health and mental sharpness declined.
sharp practice
sharp prac tice ▶noun dated dishonest or barely honest dealings.
sharp-set
sharp-set ▶adjective dated very hungry.
sharpshooter
sharp shoot er |ˈSHärpˌSHo͞otər ˈʃɑrpˌʃudər | ▶noun a person who is very skilled in shooting. DERIVATIVES sharp shoot ing |-ˌSHo͞otiNG |noun & adjective
sharp-tongued
sharp-tongued ▶adjective (of a person ) given to using cutting, harsh, or critical language.
sharp-witted
sharp-wit ted ▶adjective (of a person ) quick to notice and understand things. DERIVATIVES sharp-wit ted ly adverb, sharp-wit ted ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
sharp
sharp |ʃɑːp | ▶adjective 1 (of an object ) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something: cut the cake with a very sharp knife | keep tools sharp. • tapering to a point or edge: a sharp pencil | her face was thin and her nose sharp. • (of sand or gravel ) composed of angular grains. 2 producing a sudden, piercing physical sensation or effect: I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my back. • (of a food, taste, or smell ) acidic and intense: fresh goats' milk cheese has a slightly sharper flavour than fromage frais. • (of a sound ) sudden and penetrating: there was a sharp crack of thunder. • (of words or a speaker ) critical or hurtful: she feared his sharp tongue | he could be very sharp with her. • (of an emotion or experience ) felt acutely or intensely; painful: her sharp disappointment was tinged with embarrassment. 3 distinct in outline or detail; clearly defined: the job was a sharp contrast from her past life | the scene was as sharp and clear in his mind as a film. 4 (of an action or change ) sudden and marked: there was a sharp increase in interest rates | he heard her sharp intake of breath. • (of a bend, angle, or turn ) making a sudden change of direction: the bus creaked round a sharp hairpin bend. 5 having or showing speed of perception, comprehension, or response: her sharp eyes missed nothing | his old mind was not so sharp as it once was. • quick to take advantage, especially in an unscrupulous or dishonest way: Paul's a sharp operator. 6 (of musical sound ) above true or normal pitch. • [ postpositive ] (of a note ) a semitone higher than a specified note: F sharp. • (of a key ) having a sharp or sharps in the signature. 7 informal (of clothes or their wearer ) smart and stylish: they were greeted by a young man in a sharp suit. ▶adverb 1 precisely (used after an expression of time ): the meeting starts at 7.30 sharp. 2 in a sudden or abrupt way: turn sharp right at the corner | he was brought up sharp by Helen's voice. 3 above the true or normal pitch of musical sound: he heard him playing a little sharp on the high notes. ▶noun 1 a musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch. • the sign (♯) indicating a sharp. 2 a long, sharply pointed needle used for general sewing. • (usu. sharps ) a thing with a sharp edge, such as a blade or a fragment of glass: the safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste. 3 informal a swindler or cheat. See also card sharp. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. sharped ) Music, US raise the pitch of (a note ). 2 archaic cheat or swindle (someone ), especially at cards. [late 17th cent.: from sharper; compare with shark 2 . ] PHRASES sharp as a tack N. Amer. extremely clever or astute. the sharp end see end. DERIVATIVES sharply adverb ORIGIN Old English sc (e )arp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scherp and German scharf .
Sharp, Cecil
Sharp, Cecil |ʃɑːp | (1859 –1924 ), English collector of folk songs and folk dances; full name Cecil James Sharp. From 1904 onwards he published a number of collections of songs and dances, stimulating a revival of interest in English folk music. Sharp also founded the English Folk Dance Society in 1911.
sharpen
sharp ¦en |ˈʃɑːp (ə )n | ▶verb 1 make or become sharp or sharper: [ with obj. ] : she sharpened her pencil | [ no obj. ] : her tone sharpened. 2 (sharpen up or sharpen something up ) improve or cause to improve: they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal | students will sharpen up their reading skills. DERIVATIVES sharpener noun
sharper
sharp ¦er |ˈʃɑːpə | ▶noun informal a swindler, especially at cards.
Sharpe ratio
Sharpe ra ti o |SHärp ʃɑrp ˈreɪʃioʊ | ▶noun Finance a measure that indicates the average return minus the risk-free return divided by the standard deviation of return on an investment.
Sharpeville massacre
Sharpe |ville mas |sacre |ˈʃɑːpvɪl | the killing of sixty-nine anti-apartheid demonstrators by security forces at Sharpeville, a black township south of Johannesburg, on 21 March 1960. Following the massacre, the South African government banned the African National Congress and the Pan-Africanist Congress.
sharp-eyed
sharp-eyed ▶adjective quick to notice things; observant: sharp-eyed readers may have already spotted this.
sharp-featured
sharp-featured ▶adjective (of a person ) having well-defined facial features.
sharpie
sharpie |ˈʃɑːpi | ▶noun ( pl. sharpies ) 1 a sharp-prowed, flat-bottomed New England sailing boat, with one or two masts each rigged with a triangular sail. 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. another term for sharper. 3 Austral. informal (in the 1960s and 1970s ) a young person resembling a skinhead, with close-cropped hair and distinctive dress.
sharpish
sharpish |ˈʃɑːpɪʃ | informal ▶adjective fairly sharp. ▶adverb Brit. quickly; soon: I'd slip away sharpish if I were you.
sharpness
sharp |ness |ˈʃɑːpnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being sharp: the sweet flavour contrasts with the sharpness of the lemon | his health and mental sharpness declined.
sharp practice
sharp prac |tice ▶noun [ mass noun ] dishonest or barely honest dealings.
sharp-set
sharp-set ▶adjective dated very hungry.
sharpshooter
sharp |shoot ¦er |ˈʃɑːpʃuːtə | ▶noun a person who is very skilled in shooting. DERIVATIVES sharpshooting noun & adjective
sharp-tongued
sharp-tongued ▶adjective (of a person ) given to using cutting, harsh, or critical language.
sharp-witted
sharp-witted ▶adjective (of a person ) quick to notice and understand things. DERIVATIVES sharp-wittedly adverb, sharp-wittedness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
sharp
sharp adjective 1 a sharp knife: keen, razor-edged; sharpened, honed. ANTONYMS blunt. 2 a sharp pain: excruciating, agonizing, intense, stabbing, shooting, severe, acute, keen, fierce, searing; exquisite. 3 a sharp taste: tangy, piquant, strong; acidic, acid, sour, tart, pungent, acrid, bitter, acidulous. ANTONYMS mild, mellow, bland. 4 a sharp cry of pain: loud, piercing, shrill, high-pitched, penetrating, harsh, strident, ear-splitting, deafening. ANTONYMS soft, quiet. 5 a sharp wind: cold, chilly, chill, brisk, keen, penetrating, biting, icy, bitter, freezing, raw; informal nippy, wicked. ANTONYMS warm, balmy. 6 sharp words: harsh, bitter, cutting, scathing, caustic, barbed, trenchant, acrimonious, acerbic, sarcastic, sardonic, spiteful, venomous, malicious, vitriolic, vicious, hurtful, nasty, cruel, abrasive; informal bitchy, catty. ANTONYMS amicable, kind. 7 a sharp sense of loss: intense, acute, keen, strong, bitter, fierce, heartfelt, overwhelming. 8 the lens brings it into sharp focus: distinct, clear, crisp; stark, obvious, marked, definite, pronounced. ANTONYMS blurred, indistinct. 9 a sharp increase: sudden, abrupt, rapid; steep, precipitous. ANTONYMS gradual. 10 a sharp corner: hairpin, tight. 11 a sharp drop: steep, sheer, abrupt, precipitous, vertical. ANTONYMS gentle, gradual. 12 sharp eyes: keen, perceptive, observant, acute, beady, hawklike. ANTONYMS weak. 13 she was sharp and witty: perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, incisive, sensitive, keen, acute, quick-witted, clever, shrewd, canny, astute, intelligent, intuitive, bright, alert, smart, quick off the mark, insightful, knowing; informal on the ball, quick on the uptake, savvy, heads-up. ANTONYMS slow, dull, stupid. 14 informal a sharp suit: smart, stylish, fashionable, chic, modish, elegant; informal trendy, cool, hip, snazzy, classy, snappy, styling /stylin', natty, nifty, fly, spiffy. ANTONYMS shabby. ▶adverb 1 nine o'clock sharp: precisely, exactly, on the dot; promptly, prompt, punctually, dead on; informal on the nose, on the button. ANTONYMS roughly. 2 the recession pulled people up sharp: abruptly, suddenly, sharply, unexpectedly. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See keen . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
sharpen
sharpen verb 1 sharpen the carving knife: hone, whet, strop, grind, file. 2 the players are sharpening their skills: improve, brush up, polish up, better, enhance; hone, fine-tune, perfect.
sharp-eyed
sharp-eyed adjective a sharp-eyed witness contacted the police: observant, perceptive, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, gimlet-eyed; watchful, vigilant, alert, on the lookout; informal beady-eyed.
sharp-tongued
sharp-tongued adjective Shakespeare's sharp-tongued Kate: scolding, shrill, shrewish; harsh, cutting, caustic, abrasive; literary trenchant.
Oxford Thesaurus
sharp
sharp adjective 1 you will need a very sharp knife: keen, sharp-edged, razor-sharp, razor-edged; sharpened, honed, whetted; serrated, knife-like, cutting, edged; rare acute. ANTONYMS blunt. 2 he winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg: excruciating, agonizing, intense, violent, piercing, stabbing, shooting, stinging, severe, acute, keen, fierce, searing; exquisite. 3 Danish Blue has a distinctively sharp taste: tangy, piquant, strong; acidic, acid, acidy, sour, tart, vinegary, pungent, bitter; N. Amer. acerb; rare acidulous, acetic, acetous. ANTONYMS mild, mellow, bland. 4 the air still had a sharp sooty smell: acrid, burning, pungent. ANTONYMS sweet. 5 Isabel couldn't repress a sharp cry of pain | a sharp crack of thunder: loud, piercing, shrill, high-pitched, high, penetrating, harsh, strident; ear-splitting, deafening, thunderous, booming, head-splitting. ANTONYMS quiet, soft. 6 it was growing dark and a sharp wind was blowing off the sea: cold, chilly, chill, brisk, keen, piercing, penetrating, biting, cutting, icy, bitter, freezing, glacial, raw, harsh; informal nippy; Brit. informal parky. ANTONYMS warm, balmy. 7 some sharp words were exchanged: harsh, bitter, hard, cutting, scathing, caustic, biting, barbed, trenchant, mordant, acrimonious, acerbic, tart, acid, sarcastic, sardonic, ill-tempered, spiteful, venomous, malicious, vitriolic, vicious, hurtful, nasty, unkind, severe, cruel, wounding, abusive; curt, brusque, abrasive; N. Amer. acerb; informal bitchy, catty; rare mordacious, acidulous. ANTONYMS kind, amicable. 8 she was achingly aware of a sharp sense of loss: intense, acute, keen, strong, bitter, fierce, searing, piercing, heartfelt, very great, overpowering. 9 her face was thin and her nose sharp | each leaf ends in a sharp point: pointed, tapering, tapered, needle-like, spiky; informal pointy; technical acicular, lanceolate, acuminate, subulate, mucronate, aculeate; rare cuspidate, cusped, conoid. ANTONYMS rounded. 10 the lens brings the rays of all the different colours into sharp focus | there was a sharp difference of opinion between them: distinct, clear-cut, clear, well defined, well focused, crisp; stark; obvious, marked, definite, pronounced, evident, manifest. ANTONYMS blurred, indistinct. 11 a sharp increase in interest rates: sudden, abrupt, rapid; steep, precipitous, precipitate. ANTONYMS gradual. 12 a large articulated lorry was turning the sharp corner: hairpin, tight, angular. 13 Moore set off at a sharp pace: brisk, rapid, quick, fast, smart, swift, speedy, vigorous, spirited, lively; informal snappy. ANTONYMS slow. 14 the edge of the gully had a very sharp drop: steep, sheer, abrupt, precipitous, vertical, vertiginous; rare acclivitous, declivitous. ANTONYMS gentle, gradual. 15 his sharp eyes had seen a figure moving in the darkness: keen, perceptive, observant, acute, sharp-sighted, beady, hawklike. ANTONYMS weak. 16 his mind was as sharp as it had ever been | she was sharp and witty: perceptive, discerning, percipient, perspicacious, penetrative, piercing, penetrating, discriminating, sensitive, incisive, keen, keen-witted, acute, sharp-witted, quick, quick-witted, clever, shrewd, astute, intelligent, intuitive, bright, agile, nimble, nimble-witted, alert, quick off the mark, ready, apt, fine, finely honed, rapier-like, probing, searching, insightful, knowing; informal smart, on the ball, quick on the uptake, not missing a trick, savvy, with all one's wits about one, downy; Brit. informal suss, knowing how many beans make five; Scottish & N. English informal pawky; N. Amer. informal cute, heads-up; rare long-headed, argute. ANTONYMS slow, dull, stupid. 17 it sounds as if he's a sharp operator: clever, shrewd, canny, smart; cunning, wily, crafty, artful, guileful, unscrupulous, dishonest; informal slick; Brit. informal fly. ANTONYMS naive, ingenuous. 18 they were greeted by a young man in a sharp suit: smart, stylish, fashionable, chic, modish, elegant, spruce; informal trendy, cool, snazzy, classy, flash, snappy, natty, nifty, dressy; N. Amer. informal fly, spiffy, sassy, kicky; archaic trig. ANTONYMS shabby, scruffy. PHRASES sharp practice spin has become associated with sharp practice and associated in the public mind with sleaze: trickery, chicanery, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, subterfuge, fraud, fraudulence, legerdemain, sophistry, skulduggery, swindling, cheating, duping, hoodwinking; deviousness, guile, intrigue, craft, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, wiles; misleading talk; informal crookedness, monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky, shenanigans, flimflam; Brit. informal jiggery-pokery; N. Amer. informal monkeyshines; Irish informal codology; archaic management, knavery. ▶adverb 1 I'll pick you up at nine o'clock sharp: precisely, exactly, on the dot; promptly, prompt, punctually, dead on, on the stroke of …; N. Amer. informal on the button, on the nose; Austral. /NZ informal on the knocker. ANTONYMS approximately, roughly. 2 the world stock market hiccup of October 1987 pulled people up sharp: abruptly, suddenly, sharply, all of a sudden, unexpectedly, without warning.
sharpen
sharpen verb 1 first sharpen the carving knife: make sharp /sharper, hone, whet, strop, grind, file; rare edge, acuminate. ANTONYMS blunt. 2 the world's top players are sharpening up their grass court skills before Wimbledon: improve, brush up, polish up, better, enhance; hone, refine, fine-tune, perfect.
sharp-eyed
sharp-eyed adjective a sharp-eyed witness contacted the police with details of a car spotted nearby: observant, perceptive, sharp-sighted, eagle-eyed, with eyes like a hawk, hawk-eyed, keen-eyed, lynx-eyed, gimlet-eyed; watchful, vigilant, alert, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, with one's eyes /open /peeled /skinned; informal beady-eyed; rare Argus-eyed. ANTONYMS unobservant.
sharpness
sharpness noun 1 the pain came again, with a sharpness that made her cry out: intensity, severity, acuteness, keenness, violence, fierceness, ferocity. 2 she felt thankful for her jacket's protection against the sharpness of the wind: chilliness, chill, briskness, coldness, keenness, iciness, bitterness, harshness. ANTONYMS warmth, balminess. 3 he winced slightly at the sharpness in her voice: harshness, asperity, bitterness, acerbity, acidity, tartness, edge. ANTONYMS kindness, friendliness. 4 focusing needs to be done carefully to obtain maximum sharpness: clarity, definition, precision, crispness. ANTONYMS blurriness. 5 the sharpness of his mind: acuity, acuteness, keenness, sharp-wittedness, quick-wittedness, perceptiveness, discernment, percipience, penetration, discrimination, cleverness, shrewdness, astuteness, intelligence, intuitiveness, agility, nimbleness; informal savvy. ANTONYMS dullness.
Duden Dictionary
sharp
sharp Adjektiv Musik |ʃarp |englisch englische Bezeichnung für: Erhöhungskreuz (♯) im Notensatz (z. B. G sharp = Gis )
Sharpie
Shar pie , das Scharpie |Sh a rpie |
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
sharp
sharp /ʃɑː r p /〖語源は 「(皮膚に )切り傷を付ける 」〗(動 )sharpen, (副 )sharply 形容詞 ~er ; ~est 1 〈刃物 刃が 〉よく切れる , 鋭利な ; 〈先が 〉とがった , 鋭利な , よく突きささる ; 〈岩などが 〉角ばった (keen, acute )(↔blunt )▸ a razor- sharp blade (カミソリのように )よく切れる刃 ▸ a sharp pencil 芯 (しん )のとがった鉛筆 (!「シャープペンシル 」は ⦅米 ⦆a mechanical [⦅英 ⦆propelling ] pencilという ) .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗急激な 〈変化 上昇 下降など 〉; 動きが機敏な ▸ There was a sharp drop in sales last month .先月は売上げが急に下がった .3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗はっきりした , くっきりした , 鮮明な 〈輪郭 対比など 〉(definite, clear )▸ in sharp contrast with [to ] A Aとはきわめて対照的に ▸ photos with good color and sharp images 色合いもよく鮮明な写真 ▸ a sharp difference between Japanese and English 日本語と英語との明確な相違 ▸ stand out sharp against the sky (山などが )空を背景にくっきりとそびえ立っている .4 «… (すること )において » 頭の切れる , 利口な, (簡単には )だまされない «at (do ing )» ; 〈目 耳などが 〉よく見える [聞こえる ]▸ have a sharp mind 頭が切れる ▸ keep a sharp eye on one's children 子供に目を光らせている ▸ keep a sharp eye (out ) for the truth 真実を見失わないように注意する ▸ be (as ) sharp as a tack [needle ]聡明である ▸ be sharp at math 数学ができる .5 〈人 発言などが 〉【人に 】厳しい , 辛辣 (しんらつ )な «with » ▸ have a sharp tongue 辛辣な言葉遣いをする ▸ be sharp with the students when they make mistakes ミスを犯した生徒に厳しく当たる 6 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗強い 〈光など 〉; (甲 )高い 〈声 音など 〉(shrill )▸ a sharp flash of light 強い閃光 (せんこう )▸ a sharp voice [cry ]甲高い声 [叫び声 ]7 〈痛みが 〉激しい (↔dull ); 〈味 においなどが 〉ぴりっとする, つんとくる , 刺激的な ; ⦅くだけて ⦆〈風 霜が 〉身を切るような ▸ a sharp pain in my side わき腹の激痛 ▸ I like the sharp taste of rye bread .ライ麦パンのつんとくる味が好きだ ▸ a sudden sharp frost 突然の厳しい霜 .8 〈回転 カーブなどが 〉急な, 〈坂が 〉険しい ▸ around a sharp bend in the road 道の急カーブのところで ▸ make a sharp U-turn [left ]急にUターンする [左に曲がる ].9 ⦅けなして ⦆〈人 考え方などが 〉抜け目のない , ずる賢い (dishonest )▸ The politician is a sharp operator .その政治家は策士だ ▸ face some sharp practice 抜け目ないふるまい [あくどい手口 ]に直面する .10 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗着こなしの良い , 粋 (いき )な , 流行の格好の , しゃれた ; (いやに )派手な , 凝った 〈服装など 〉(smart ) (!⦅英 ⦆では ⦅時にけなして ⦆, ⦅米 ⦆では ⦅ほめて ⦆) ▸ a salesman in a sharp suit 派手なスーツを着たセールスマン ▸ John is a really sharp dresser .ジョンは本当に着こなし上手だ ▸ The secretary always looks sharp .その秘書はいつもしゃれた身なりをしている 11 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗すばやい , 活発な 〈人 行動など 〉; 猛烈な , 激しい 〈試合 競走など 〉▸ take a sharp walk きびきびした足どりで歩く ▸ have a sharp intake of breath 息をはっとのむ .12 〈顔 鼻などが 〉とがった , かどばった , 彫りの深い ▸ Billy has very sharp features .ビリーはとても彫りの深い顔をしている ▸ a woman with a sharp nose and chin 鼻とあごがとがった女性 .13 比較なし 〘楽 〙a. 〖音名の直後で 〗〈音が 〉半音高い , 嬰 (えい )音の (↔flat )▸ in D sharp minor 嬰ニ短調で .b. 〈演奏 声などが 〉正しい音より少し高い .be at [on ] the sh á rp è nd of A ⦅主に英 くだけて ⦆A 〈仕事など 〉の重要で最も責任の重い役割を担っている .Sh à rp's the w ó rd! 急げ, 早く早く .副詞 ~er ; ~est 1 比較なし 〖時刻を示す語の後で 〗(…時 )きっかりに, ちょうどに (exactly )▸ Our store closes at nine (o'clock ) sharp .うちの店は9時ちょうどに閉まる .2 ⦅英 ややくだけて ⦆急に , 突然 ; 急角度に (sharply )▸ turn sharp right [left ] at the next corner 次の角で急に右 [左 ]に曲がる ▸ draw A up sharp 〈物音などが 〉A 〈人 〉を急に立ち止まらせる, Aの話をやめさせる 3 〘楽 〙正しい音より高く , 高いキーで 〈演奏する 歌う 〉(↔flat ) (!比較級は用いられるが最上級は用いない ) .4 鋭く ; 油断なく , 抜け目なく .l ò ok sh á rp 1 ↑形容詞 10 .2 ⦅英 ⦆急ぐ, てきぱきやる ; ⦅主に米 ⦆油断しない (!しばしば命令形で ) ▸ Look sharp !気をつけろ ; ちゃんとやれ .名詞 C 〘楽 〙嬰 (えい )音 ; (ピアノなどの )半音上の黒鍵 (こつけん ); 嬰記号 (↔flat )⦅♯⦆.
sharpen
sharp en /ʃɑ́ː r p (ə )n /→sharp 動詞 ~s /-z /; ~ed /-d /; ~ing 他動詞 1 〈鉛筆 刃物など 〉を鋭くする , 研 (と )ぐ , とがらす ▸ sharpen a knife ナイフを研ぐ .2 〈感情 欲望 〉を強める , 激しくする , あおる ▸ sharpen fears 不安をつのらせる ▸ sharpen one's appetite 食欲を増進させる .3 〈感覚 理解力 〉を鋭敏にする ; 〈技術 〉を磨く , 高める (up )▸ sharpen one's sense of taste 味覚を鋭くする .4 〈輪郭など 〉をはっきりさせる ; 〖be ~ed 〗〈相違点などが 〉はっきりする , 重要になる .5 〈言動など 〉を 辛辣 (しんらつ )に [激しく ]する .6 ⦅英 ⦆〘楽 〙…を半音高くする .自動詞 1 〈刃物 鉛筆などが 〉鋭くなる .2 〈輪郭などが 〉くっきりする .3 〈感覚などが 〉鋭敏になる ; 〈技術が 〉向上する , 磨きがかかる (up ).4 〈差異が 〉際立つ , 重要になる .5 〈言葉の調子などが 〉激しく [鋭く ]なる .
sharpener
sh á rp en er 名詞 C 1 〖通例複合語で 〗(鉛筆 刃物などを )削る [研ぐ ]道具 [機械 ].2 削る [研ぐ ]人 .
sharp-eyed
sh à rp- é yed 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗目ざとい, 観察 [洞察 ]力の鋭い 〈人 〉.
sharpish
sharp ish /ʃɑ́ː r pɪʃ / (!⦅英話 ⦆) 副詞 すぐに, 急いで .形容詞 やや [かなり ]鋭い ; 非常にすばやい .
sharply
sharp ly /ʃɑ́ː r pli /→sharp 副詞 1 急激に 〈上下する 変化する 〉; 急に, すばやく 〈向きを変える 〉▸ draw A up sharply 〈物音などが 〉A 〈人 〉を急に立ち止まらせる [の話を止めさせる ].▸ The crude oil price has been rising sharply .原油価格は急激に上昇している 2 厳しい口調 [目つき ]で , 痛烈に ▸ ask sharply 詰問する 3 (違いが )はっきりと ; (形が )くっきりと ▸ In a dictionary, the meaning of a word should be sharply defined .辞書においては語義は明確に定義されるべきだ 4 鋭く 〈痛む 感じる 〉.5 鋭敏に ; 抜け目なく .
sharpness
sh á rp ness 名詞 U 1 鋭さ .2 賢さ ; 鋭敏さ .3 厳しさ .4 鮮明さ .5 (風味などが )刺激的な [さわやかな ]こと .
sharpshooter
sh á rp sh ò oter 名詞 C ⦅主に米 ⦆射撃の名手 .
sharp-sighted
sh à rp-s í ght ed /-ɪd /形容詞 目の鋭い ; 抜け目のない .
sharp-tongued
sh à rp-t ó ngued 形容詞 ⦅けなして ⦆〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗辛辣 (しんらつ )な (発言をする ), 毒舌の .
sharp-witted
sh à rp-w í t ted /-ɪd /形容詞 抜け目のない ; 頭のよく働く .