 
		
		Definition of sharp:
		
	
		
								
				"I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving."
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		Exactly; in a higher pitch than is correct or desirable
		
 
								
				"I'll see you at twelve o'clock, sharp."
			
			
	
		
		
		(n) :
		
		the symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note, in the 
key signature, or before a note on the 
staff to indicate that the note is to be played a 
semitone higher; a note that is sharp in a particular key
		
 
								
				"frequently, transposition is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff."