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• sharp — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a cutting or piercing edge or point. 2) tapering to a point or edge. 3) sudden and marked: a sharp increase. 4) making a sudden change of direction. 5) clearly defined. 6) producing a sudden, piercing sensation or effect: a… …   English terms dictionary

• sharp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cutting (see sharpness); distinct, well defined; abrupt, angular; pungent, penetrating; acute, keen; alert, smart, quick; elegant, smart. See visibility, pungency, wit, elegance. Ant., dull. n.… …   English dictionary for students

• sharp — adjective 1》 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce something.     ↘tapering to a point or edge.     ↘(of sand or gravel) composed of angular grains. 2》 producing a sudden, piercing sensation or effect. 3》 (of a food, taste, or smell)… …   English new terms dictionary

• Short, sharp shock — The phrase Short, sharp shock is a phrase meaning punishment that is quick and severe. [ [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/short+sharp+shock Dictionary definition] ] It was most famously used in Gilbert and Sullivan s 1885 comic opera The… …   Wikipedia

• bite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, scrap; nip. v. cut; snap, snip; corrode; sting. See food, littleness, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [What one takes in the mouth at one time] Syn. mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful,… …   English dictionary for students

• Pungent — Pun gent, a. [L. pungens, entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant}, {Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.] 1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stab — verb (stabs, stabbing, stabbed) 1》 thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into. 2》 thrust a pointed object at. 3》 (usu. stab at) (of a pain or painful thing) cause a sudden sharp sensation. noun 1》 an act of stabbing.     ↘a wound made by… …   English new terms dictionary

• stab — ► VERB (stabbed, stabbing) 1) thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into. 2) thrust a pointed object at. 3) (of a pain or painful thing) cause a sudden sharp sensation. ► NOUN 1) an act of stabbing. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• stabber — stab ► VERB (stabbed, stabbing) 1) thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into. 2) thrust a pointed object at. 3) (of a pain or painful thing) cause a sudden sharp sensation. ► NOUN 1) an act of stabbing. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• pungent — [pun′jənt] adj. [L pungens, prp. of pungere, to prick, puncture: see POINT] 1. producing a sharp sensation of taste and smell; acrid 2. sharp and piercing to the mind; poignant; painful 3. sharply penetrating; expressive; biting [pungent… …   English World dictionary

• stab at — (of a pain or painful thing) cause a sudden sharp sensation. → stab …   English new terms dictionary