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sharp — [ʆɑːp ǁ ʆɑːrp] adjective a sharp increase, fall etc is very sudden and very big: • a sharp rise in interest rates • Unemployment generally brings a sharp fall in income. • The group reported a sharp decline in full year profits. sharply adverb … Financial and business terms
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 — sharp1 W2S3 [ʃa:p US ʃa:rp] adj comparative sharper superlative sharpest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to cut easily)¦ 2¦(turn)¦ 3¦(increase/change)¦ 4¦(difference)¦ 5¦(pain/feelings)¦ 6¦(disapproving)¦ 7¦(intelligent)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sharp — 1 adjective 1 ABLE TO CUT having a very thin edge or point that can cut things easily: Peel the apples using a sharp knife. | The metal was jagged with lots of sharp edges. | razor sharp (=very sharp) opposite blunt 1 (1) 2 SOUNDS loud, short,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked … Collocations dictionary
increase — in|crease1 W1S2 [ınˈkri:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: encreistre, from Latin increscere, from crescere to grow ] [I and T] if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree ≠ ↑decrease,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sharp — 1. adjective 1) a sharp knife Syn: keen, razor edged; sharpened, honed See note at keen Ant: blunt 2) a sharp pain Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
sharp — 01. Be careful with that knife; it is really [sharp]. 02. Make sure you [sharpen] your pencils before the test begins. 03. We need to [sharpen] this knife; I can t cut anything with it. 04. Ronaldo cut his foot on a [sharp] rock at the beach. 05 … Grammatical examples in English
sharp — 1. adjective 1) a sharp knife Syn: keen, razor edged, sharpened, well honed 2) a sharp pain Syn: intense, acute, severe, agonizing, excruciating, stabbing, shooting … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
increase — ♦ increases, increasing, increased (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnkri͟ːs[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nkriːs[/t]].) 1) V ERG If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. The population continues… … English dictionary
increase — I n. 1) a considerable, large, sharp, sizable, substantial; moderate; slight; steady increase 2) a rate increase 3) an increase in (an increase in coal consumption) 4) on the increase II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to increase by (production increased… … Combinatory dictionary
