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of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. Shak.

Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well- defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear.

ite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set. The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.

Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and figuratively. -- Sharp`-sight`ed*ness, n.

Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.

To make sharp. Specifically:

ns closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.

A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.]

A stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]

In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon.

The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng.]

One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.

A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument.

The pintail duck.

in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A#) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.

A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.

A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.

The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.