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I. sharp [ʃɑ:p, Am ʃɑ:rp] ADJ

1. sharp (cutting):

sharp blade, knife
scharf <schärfer, am schärfsten>

2. sharp (pointed):

sharp end, point
sharp features
sharp nose
sharp pencil

3. sharp (acute):

sharp angle
sharp bend [or curve]

4. sharp (severe):

sharp attack, rebuff, rebuke
scharf <schärfer, am schärfsten>
sharp blow
sharp criticism
to have a sharp tongue
to have a sharp tongue
to be sharp with sb
to be sharp with sb

5. sharp (stabbing):

sharp
sharp pain
sharp stab [of pain]

6. sharp:

sharp (sudden)
sharp (marked)
sharp drop [or fall] [or decline]
sharp rise [or increase]

7. sharp (clear-cut):

sharp
scharf <schärfer, am schärfsten>
sharp
sharp
klar <klarer, am klarsten>
to bring sth into sharp focus

8. sharp (perceptive):

sharp
sharp
sharp eyes/ears
to have a sharp eye for sth
sharp mind
to keep a sharp watch [or eye] on sb/sth
to keep a sharp watch [or eye] on sb/sth

9. sharp inf (trendy):

sharp

10. sharp (piquant):

sharp taste

11. sharp (penetrating):

sharp
a sharp noise
sharp voice

12. sharp (cold):

sharp
a sharp frost

13. sharp MUS:

sharp
Kreuz nt <-es, -e>
C sharp
Cis nt <-, ->
F sharp
Fis nt <-, ->
G sharp
Gis nt <-, ->
D sharp
Dis nt <-, ->
to be sharp

Phrases:

the sharp end inf (cutting edge)
the sharp end Brit (of ship)
Bug m <-(e)s, -e>

II. sharp [ʃɑ:p, Am ʃɑ:rp] ADV

1. sharp inv (exactly):

sharp

2. sharp (suddenly):

to pull up sharp car
to pull up sharp car

3. sharp MUS:

sharp

III. sharp [ʃɑ:p, Am ʃɑ:rp] N MUS

sharp
Kreuz nt <-es, -e>
OpenDict entry

sharp ADJ

ˈnee·dle-sharp ADJ inv

needle-sharp

pin-ˈsharp ADJ

pin-sharp photograph, image
pin-sharp fig comments, assessments
pin-sharp fig comments, assessments

ˈra·zor sharp ADJ pred, ˈra·zor-sharp ADJ attr

1. razor sharp (sharp):

razor sharp
razor sharp teeth

2. razor sharp fig (intelligent):

razor sharp person
razor sharp brain [or mind]

sharp-ˈeyed ADJ

sharp-eyed

sharp-ˈfea·tured ADJ

sharp-featured
to be sharp-featured

sharp ˈprac·tice N no pl

sharp practice
sharp practice

sharp-ˈsight·ed ADJ

1. sharp-sighted (very observant):

sharp-sighted

2. sharp-sighted fig (alert):

sharp-sighted

sharp-ˈtem·pered ADJ

sharp-tempered

sharp-ˈtongued ADJ

sharp-tongued

sharp-ˈwit·ted ADJ

sharp-witted

running sharp Am

running sharp
OpenDict entry

sharp end N

at the sharp end of sth (activity, process) inf
OpenDict entry

double sharp N

double sharp MUS
Present
Isharp
yousharp
he/she/itsharps
wesharp
yousharp
theysharp
Past
Isharped
yousharped
he/she/itsharped
wesharped
yousharped
theysharped
Present Perfect
Ihavesharped
youhavesharped
he/she/ithassharped
wehavesharped
youhavesharped
theyhavesharped
Past Perfect
Ihadsharped
youhadsharped
he/she/ithadsharped
wehadsharped
youhadsharped
theyhadsharped