- noun
1. 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.
“The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).”
- verb
2. To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
“That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!”
- adjective
3. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.
“A face with sharp features”
- adverb
4. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.