1. Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
2. Keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
3. Quick and forceful
4. Very sudden and in great amount or degree
5. Harsh; SYN. sharp-worded, tart.
6. (Music) Raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone

1. A long thin sewing needle with a sharp point.
2. A notation indicating one half step higher than the note named. '#'

Phillip Allen 1944- American biologist

In music, sounding higher in pitch than the indicated note value, or than expected. A sharp sign in front of a written note indicates that it is to be raised by a semitone. It is canceled by a natural sign.

1. In a sharp manner
2. Exactly

(James) (1859-1924) English collector and compiler of folk dance and song. His work ensured that the English folk-music revival became established in school music throughout the English-speaking world.
He led a movement to record a threatened folk-song tradition for posterity, publishing English Folk Song 1907 (two volumes). In the US he tracked down survivals of English song in the Appalachian Mountains and elsewhere.

1. To raise (as a musical tone) in pitch; especially; to raise in pitch by a half step
2. To sing or play above the proper pitch