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# sharp

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

«sharp» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m1)
2. A sharp pain is sudden and strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m2)
3. A sharp turn or bend changes direction quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m3)
4. Sharp means clever and quick to notice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m4)
5. Sharp words are unkind or angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m5)
6. «At three o'clock sharp» means exactly at three. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/#m8)

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

Often describes weapons, tongues and words, such as arrows and swords, to show danger and harm from cruel speech.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads sharp tongues as a warning about evil speech, which the sages treat as a serious wrong that can wound like a blade.

### Examples

- Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom. (Writings PSA.120.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharp/#x1)
- Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Writings PSA.52.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharp/#x2)
- But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. (Writings PRO.5.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharp/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sharp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sharp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sharp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sharp.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sharp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sharp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sharp.html) on Mova free.