noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
2. 2
   Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sharp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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