English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of sharp

sharp

/adjective/ तीव्र; तेज़; स्पष्ट; तीखा; नुकीला; चोखा; प्रखर; कुशाग्र; साफ़; बुद्धिमान; तीक्षण; समझदार; जागरूक; चौ
/adverb/ठीक; अचानक; एकाएक;
/noun/नोक; माहिर; ठग; विशेषज्ञ; धूर्त; धारा;

Synonym intense; fast; clear; tart; peaked; pure; fierce; penetrating; clean; discreet; edgy; sensible;

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English Dictionary:

1. Sharp

[adv.]

- To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
- Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.

2. Sharp

[n.]

- A sharp tool or weapon.
- The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
- A sharp tone or note.
- A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
- Same as Middlings, 1.
- An expert.

3. Sharp

[superl.]

- Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
- Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
- Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
- High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
- Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
- So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
- Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
- Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
- Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
- Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
- Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
- Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
- Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.

4. Sharp

[v. i.]

- To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- To sing above the proper pitch.

5. Sharp

[v. t.]

- To sharpen.
- To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.