sharp

Definition

Examples

There was a sharp rise in fuel prices last month.

Word Family

Synonyms

• pointedindicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
• acutea mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
• drasticforceful and extreme and rigorous

Collocations

• Easy cut with a sharp knife
  to reduce, trim, or divide regarding with a sharp knife
• Medium meeting begins at nine sharp
  to meeting begins at nine sharp, meaning to come together
• Hard experience a sharp contraction in export revenues
  to experience a sharp contraction in export revenues, meaning to go or live through
• Very Hard keep a sharp lookout for emerging systemic vulnerabilities
  to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding a sharp lookout for emerging systemic vulnerabilities