<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>sharper</li><li>sharpest</li><li>having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.</li><li>terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: The table had sharp corners.</li><li>involving a sudden or abrupt change in direction or course: a sharp curve in the road; The car made a sharp turn.</li><li>abrupt, as an ascent: a sharp drop.</li><li>consisting of angular lines and pointed forms or of thin, long features: He had a sharp face.</li><li>clearly defined; distinct: a sharp photographic image.</li><li>distinct or marked, as a contrast: sharp differences of opinion.</li><li>pungent or biting in taste: a sharp cheese.</li><li>piercing or shrill in sound: a sharp cry.</li><li>keenly cold, as weather: a sharp, biting wind.</li><li>felt acutely; intense; distressing: sharp pain.</li><li>merciless, caustic, or harsh: sharp words.</li><li>fierce or violent: a sharp struggle.</li><li>keen or eager: sharp desire.</li><li>quick, brisk, or spirited.</li><li>alert or vigilant: They kept a sharp watch for the enemy.</li><li>mentally acute: a sharp lad.</li><li>extremely sensitive or responsive; keen: sharp vision; sharp hearing.</li><li>shrewd or astute: a sharp bargainer.</li><li>shrewd to the point of dishonesty: sharp practice.</li><li>very stylish: a sharp dresser; a sharp jacket.</li><li>composed of hard, angular grains, as sand.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to raise in pitch, especially by one chromatic half step.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to sound above the true pitch.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb:</strong></p><ul><li>keenly or acutely.</li><li>abruptly or suddenly: to pull a horse up sharp.</li><li>punctually: Meet me at one o'clock sharp.</li><li>briskly; quickly: The horse turned sharp to the left.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>something sharp.</li><li>a medium-length needle with a rounded eye and a sharp point, used for all-purpose hand sewing.</li><li>an expert.</li><li>a tone one chromatic half step above a given tone.</li><li>the symbol ♯ indicating this.</li></ul>