sharp
part of speech
adjective (sharp, sharper, sharpest); adverb (sharp)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife. tree →
2) A sharp pain is sudden and strong. tree →
3) A sharp turn or bend changes direction quickly. tree →
4) Sharp means clever and quick to notice. tree →
5) Sharp words are unkind or angry. tree →
6) «At three o'clock sharp» means exactly at three. tree →
7) In music, a sharp is a note a half-step higher (♯). tree →
8) Sharp can also mean brief and intense, over in a short, forceful burst. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often describes weapons, tongues and words, such as arrows and swords, to show danger and harm from cruel speech. Interpretation: Tradition reads sharp tongues as a warning about evil speech, which the sages treat as a serious wrong that can wound like a blade. In the primary lessons: In safety, sharp objects (knives, scissors, glass, needles, tin lids) must be carried point down and kept from small children; tell an adult about broken glass. In maths, an acute angle looks sharp. In stories and everyday life, «look sharp» means hurry, and a «sharp eye» notices everything. Phrases: «sharp edge», «sharp as a tack» (very clever), «on the dot / sharp».
examples
- Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom. (Writings PSA.120.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Writings PSA.52.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. (Writings PRO.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be careful — the knife is very sharp. tree →
- I felt a sharp pain in my foot. tree →
- The road has a sharp bend. tree →
- Sharpen your pencil before the test. tree →
- Be at the gate at nine o'clock sharp. tree →
- She has sharp eyes and spotted the owl. tree →
- Wrap broken glass so its sharp edges can't cut. tree →
- Play C sharp on the piano. tree →
- The fight was short and sharp. tree →
note
Opposite: blunt (for edges), dull. Verb: «sharpen». «At 9 sharp» = exactly 9:00, not later. In music, ♯ is sharp and ♭ is flat.
In the corpora
- He hath also prepared for him the weapons of death, yea, His arrows which He made sharp.
- Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.
- Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.
- But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Trees and pragmatics
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