Sharp-cut
51sharp — sharply, adv. sharpness, n. /shahrp/, adj., sharper, sharpest, v., adv., n. adj. 1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. 2. terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: The… …
52sharp*/*/*/ — [ʃɑːp] adj I 1) a sharp object has an edge that can cut or an end that is pointed a sharp knife[/ex] sharp teeth/claws[/ex] a sharp pencil[/ex] These scissors aren t very sharp.[/ex] 2) sudden and very big or severe a sharp rise in sales of… …
53cut — [[t]kʌ̱t[/t]] ♦ cuts, cutting (The form cut is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut… …
54cut out — I verb 1. delete or remove (Freq. 2) Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article • Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑ …
55cut — I. verb (cut; cutting) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b. to hurt the feelings of c. to strike sharply with a cutting effect d …
56Cut-off (electronics) — In electronics, the term Cut off identifies a state of negligible electrical conduction which is proper of several types of electronic components when a control parameter (which usually is a well defined voltage or electric current, but could… …
57sharp — {{11}}sharp (adj.) O.E. scearp cutting, keen, sharp, from P.Gmc. *skarpaz, lit. cutting (Cf. O.S. scarp, O.N. skarpr, O.Fris. skerp, Du. scherp, Ger. scharf sharp ), from PIE * (s)ker cut (Cf. Lett. skarbs sharp, M.Ir …
58sharp — adj. 1 having a fine edge or point VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ADVERB ▪ …
59sharp — 1. adjective /ʃɑɹp,ʃɑːp/ a) Able to cut easily. I keep my knives sharp so that they dont slip unexpectedly while carving. b) Intelligent. My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and hes only five years old. Syn: keen,… …
60cut and thrust — noun 1. : cutting and thrusting with a sword 2. : the interplay of a sharp struggle the inevitability of war between the two … powers was implicit … in the cut and thrust necessarily concealed at the time Times Literary Supplement * * * cut and… …
