Sharping

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo 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!"

2.verbTo play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.

3.verbTo sharpen.

4.nounThe raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.

5.nounFraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.

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