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# sharp

«sharp» in Mova's school dictionary: **having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sharp, sharper, sharpest); adverb (sharp)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m1)

2) A sharp pain is sudden and strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m2)

3) A sharp turn or bend changes direction quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m3)

4) Sharp means clever and quick to notice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m4)

5) Sharp words are unkind or angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m5)

6) «At three o'clock sharp» means exactly at three. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m6)

7) In music, a sharp is a note a half-step higher (♯). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m7)

8) Sharp can also mean brief and intense, over in a short, forceful burst. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

In safety, sharp objects (knives, scissors, glass, needles, tin lids) must be carried point down and kept from small children; tell an adult about broken glass. In maths, an acute angle looks sharp. In stories and everyday life, «look sharp» means hurry, and a «sharp eye» notices everything. Phrases: «sharp edge», «sharp as a tack» (very clever), «on the dot / sharp».

### examples

- Be careful — the knife is very sharp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x1)
- I felt a sharp pain in my foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x2)
- The road has a sharp bend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x3)
- Sharpen your pencil before the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x4)
- Be at the gate at nine o'clock sharp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x5)
- She has sharp eyes and spotted the owl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x6)
- Wrap broken glass so its sharp edges can't cut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x7)
- Play C sharp on the piano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x8)
- The fight was short and sharp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#x9)

### note

Opposite: blunt (for edges), dull. Verb: «sharpen». «At 9 sharp» = exactly 9:00, not later. In music, ♯ is sharp and ♭ is flat.

### In the corpora

- [A parent may sound sharp for a second from shock; that is about the shock, not about the child being bad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/12/)
- [Birds of prey, also called raptors, hunt other animals with sharp eyes, hooked beaks and gripping feet with curved talons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/34-birds-of-prey-and-owls/0/)
- [The blue tang has a sharp spine near its tail that it uses like a scalpel for defence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/7/)
- [A blue tang has a sharp spine like a little knife near its tail that it can flick out to defend itself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef/5/)
- [Piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and tear at dead or injured fish, but most are timid scavengers that shoal for safety.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/155-the-amazon-river/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sharp» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.