I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
2. adj. (colloquial) Intelligent.
My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
3. adj. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.
Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.
a sharp hill; a face with sharp features
4. adj. (music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
5. adj. (music) Higher in pitch than required.
The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
6. adj. Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, because they made her nauseated.
7. adj. Sudden and intense.
A pregnant woman during labor normally experiences a number of sharp contractions.
8. adj. (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
Michael had a number of sharp ventures that he kept off the books.
9. adj. (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
a sharp dealer; a sharp customer
10. adj. Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.
11. adj. Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.
sharp criticism; When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.
12. adj. (colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
13. adj. Observant; alert; acute.
Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!
14. adj. Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Drive down Main for three quarters of a mile, then make a sharp right turn onto Pine.
15. adj. Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve
16. adj. (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
Sure, any planar graph can be five-colored. But that result is not sharp: in fact, any planar graph can be four-colored. That is sharp: the same can't be said for any lower number.
17. adj. (chess) Tactical; risky.
18. adj. Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
a sharp pain; the sharp and frosty winter air
19. adj. Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
21. adj. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
22. adj. (phonetics, dated) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
23. adv. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
24. adv. (notcomp) Exactly.
I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp.
25. adv. (music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.
26. subst. (music) 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).
Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.
27. subst. (music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
28. subst. (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
29. subst. (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor.)
30. subst. (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal.
31. subst. A sharp tool or weapon.
32. subst. (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
33. subst. (medicine, dated) A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
34. subst. A dishonest person; a cheater.
The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see.
This usage is often classified as variant spelling of shark, and unrelated to the 'pointed' or 'cutting' meanings of sharp.
35. subst. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
36. subst. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
37. subst. (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
38. subst. (slang) An expert.
39. subst. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
40. v. (music) 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!
41. v. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision.
4. adj. Urgent.
Synonyms: emergent, pressing, sudden, urgent
His need for medical attention was acute.
5. adj. (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
Synonyms: obtuse
6. adj. (geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.
7. adj. (geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
Synonyms: acute-angled
8. adj. (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
9. adj. (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
He dropped dead of an acute illness.
10. adj. (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
The acute symptoms resolved promptly.
11. adj. (orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute.
12. subst. (medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
13. subst. (linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
14. subst. (orthography) An acute accent (´).
The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.
15. v. (transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to.
He acutes his rising inflection too much.
16. v. (transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
3. adj. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an : showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
I’m keen about computers.
I’m keen on you. - I like you.
He is keen for help.
She’s keen to learn another language.
“Do you want to go on holiday with me?” / “Yes, I’m keen.”
4. adj. Fierce, intense, vehement.
This boy has a keen appetite.
5. adj. Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
6. adj. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
7. adj. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
keen satire or sarcasm
8. adj. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
a keen wind
the cold is very keen
9. adj. (Britain) Extremely low as to be competitive.
He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2. v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
3. v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
Her memory lives in that song.
4. v. (intransitive, hyperbole) To cope.
You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.
5. v. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.
6. v. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To live an idle or a useful life.
7. v. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
8. v. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
No ship could live in such a storm.
9. v. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread.
10. v. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
11. adj. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
The post office will not ship live animals.
12. adj. Being in existence; actual
He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
13. adj. Having active properties; being energized.
14. adj. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
15. adj. Taken from a living animal.
live feathers
16. adj. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
the live spindle of a lathe
a live, or driving, axle
17. adj. (sports) Still in active play.
a live ball
18. adj. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
The station presented a live news program every evening.
19. adj. Of a performance or speech, in person.
This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
20. adj. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
21. adj. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
22. adj. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
Use caution when working near live wires.
23. adj. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
24. adj. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
25. adj. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
a live coal; live embers
26. adj. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
a live man, or orator
27. adj. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
28. adv. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
The concert was broadcast live by radio.
29. adv. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
30. subst. (obsolete) life.
loaded
1. Konjugierte Form:
2. Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs 'load'
3. Partizip II:
4. Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs 'load'
loaded
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of load
2. adj. Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already.
3. adj. (of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber; armed.
No funny business; this heater's loaded!
4. adj. (slang) Possessing great wealth.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.
5. adj. (slang) Drunk.
By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded.
6. adj. (baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs.
7. adj. (dice, also used figuratively) a die or dice being Weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune.
8. adj. (of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions.
9. adj. (of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many differe
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge.
10. adj. (of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options; deluxe.
She went all out; her new car is loaded.
11. adj. (food, colloquial) Covered with a topping or toppings.
