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Meaning of Sharp
/ʃɑːp/
1.The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
“The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).”
2.A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
3.A note that is sharp in a particular key.
“The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.”
1.To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
“That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!”
2.To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
3.To sharpen.
1.Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.
“A face with sharp features”
2.Intelligent.
“My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.”
3.Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
Synonyms: keen, razor, razor-sharp, pointed, accurate, exact
1.To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
2.(notcomp) Exactly.
“I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.”
3.In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
“I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.”
Synonyms: exactly, on the dot, precisely