Something with a thin edge or a fine point that can cut is sharp. It's painful when your dog climbs into your lap, poking you with his sharp toenails.
A knife and a pointed stick are sharp, since they can pierce or cut, and a piercing pain in your neck is also sharp. You can also use sharp to describe a smart person or clever decision — or someone who dresses well, or the clothes such a person wears. Sharp also means clear, like sharp images in a book of black and white photography, or sudden, like a sharp turn in a mountain road.
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having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
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(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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harsh
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very sudden and in great amount or degree
changing suddenly in direction and degree
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(of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
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