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Definition of sharp adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sharp

adverb
 
/ʃɑːp/
 
/ʃɑːrp/
Idioms
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    exactly

  1. used after an expression for a time of day to mean ‘exactly’
    • Please be here at seven o'clock sharp.
    2.

    left/right

  2. (British English) sharp left/right turning suddenly to the left or right
    • The road turns sharp left at the bottom of the hill.
    3.

    music

  3. (comparative sharper, no superlative)
     above the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds) opposite flat
    4. Word OriginOld English sc(e)arp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scherp and German scharf.
Idioms
look sharp
  1. (British English, informal) used in orders to tell somebody to be quick or to hurry
    • You'd better look sharp or you'll be late.
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