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1988 studio album by Michelle Shocked
Short Sharp Shocked is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked, released in 1988 by Mercury Records. It was remastered and
Short_Sharp_Shocked
Severe but brief punishment
The phrase "short, sharp shock" describes a punishment that is severe but which only lasts for a short time. It is an example of alliteration. Although
Short,_sharp_shock
Topics referred to by the same term
"Short, sharp shock" is a phrase meaning "punishment that is quick and severe." Short, sharp shock may also refer to: Short Sharp Shock (band) Short Sharp
Short, sharp shock (disambiguation)
Short,_sharp_shock_(disambiguation)
Fantasy novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
A Short, Sharp Shock (also known as Short, Sharp Shock) is a 1990 fantasy novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. The plot concerns a man who wakes with no memory
A_Short,_Sharp_Shock
1998 German film
Short Sharp Shock (German: Kurz und schmerzlos) is a 1998 film directed by Turkish-German director Fatih Akın. The film, which according to Rekin Teksoy
Short_Sharp_Shock_(film)
English punk rock band
City. Riot 12, 1982) No. 27 Chaos UK LP (Riot City, 1983) No. 16 Short Sharp Shock 12" (COR/Weasel, 1984) Just Mere Slaves 12" (Selfish, 1984) Chaos
Chaos_UK
English crossover thrash band
Short Sharp Shock (also known as SSS) are an English band from Liverpool, England. The band formed and featured members of Liverpool punk and hardcore
Short_Sharp_Shock_(band)
American singer-songwriter
from the album, "When I Grow Up", did not chart. Short Sharp Shocked was the first album in what Shocked later described as a "trilogy" for Mercury Records
Michelle_Shocked
German and Turkish filmmaker (born 1973)
his debut as director of a full-length film as early as 1998 with Short Sharp Shock (Kurz und schmerzlos), which brought him the "Bronze Leopard" award
Fatih_Akin
Former prison in Durham, England
In 2014, North West Durham's MP, Pat Glass, criticised the phrase "short, sharp shock" because it created "a culture in which a group of people is seen
Medomsley_Detention_Centre
Turkish actor (b. 1972)
young Turkish boy Gabriel in Fatih Akın's film Kurz und schmerzlos (Short Sharp Shock). After his breakthrough he appeared in the successful TV mini-series
Mehmet_Kurtuluş
Repetition of consonant sounds in literature
In a pestilential prison, with a lifelong lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!"
Alliteration
Science fiction book series by Martha Wells
secunit it can find, greatly irritating both Murderbot and ART. A Murderbot short story, "Compulsory", which takes place before All Systems Red, was published
The_Murderbot_Diaries
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
contemporary fantasy writing is often criticized. Notably, Martin's work makes a sharp departure from the prevalent "heroic knights and chivalry" schema that has
George_R._R._Martin
Film genre originating in the United States
crack-er, 1997 American History X, 1998 Streets Is Watching, 1998 Short Sharp Shock, 1998 I Got the Hook-Up, 1998 Belly, 1998 Slam, 1998 In Too Deep,
List_of_hood_films
Trip Prong Ratos de Porão Raw Power Rytmihäiriö Send More Paramedics Short Sharp Shock (SSS) Sick Mother Fakers Soziedad Alkoholika S.O.D. Suicidal Tendencies
List of crossover thrash bands
List_of_crossover_thrash_bands
1988 single by Michelle Shocked
American singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked, released as the lead single from her first studio album, Short Sharp Shocked (1988), in September 1988. The song
Anchorage_(song)
1980 studio album by Gerry Rafferty
Garden of England" ends with an extract from William Whitelaw's "short, sharp shock" speech that he delivered in 1979. All tracks composed by Gerry Rafferty
Snakes and Ladders (Gerry Rafferty album)
Snakes_and_Ladders_(Gerry_Rafferty_album)
Irish singer and songwriter (1966–2023)
Simpson, Janice C.; O'Connor, Sinead (9 November 1992). "People Need a Short, Sharp Shock: SINEAD O'CONNOR". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 30 July 2023. "Sinéad
Sinéad_O'Connor
Genetic condition, the most common form of dwarfism
ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2026. Randall C (7 March 2007). "Short sharp shock for followers of the femme fatal". Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February
Achondroplasia
omnibus edition Icehenge (1984) The Memory of Whiteness (1985) A Short, Sharp Shock (1990) (short novel) Antarctica (1997) The Years of Rice and Salt (2002)
Kim Stanley Robinson bibliography
Kim_Stanley_Robinson_bibliography
Topics referred to by the same term
a fan club for SS501 Sigue Sigue Sputnik, a British new wave band Short Sharp Shock (band), a crossover thrash band from Liverpool, UK SunSet Swish, a
SSS
German actor
Stage School Hamburg. In 1998, Bousdoukos had a role in Fatih Akin's Short Sharp Shock and, together with the other two leading actors Mehmet Kurtuluş and
Adam_Bousdoukos
American science fiction writer (born 1967)
He has published the short story collections Stories of Your Life and Others (2002) and Exhalation: Stories (2019). His short story "Story of Your Life"
Ted_Chiang
Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Short Sharp Shock Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014. Rivadavia, Eduardo
List_of_thrash_metal_bands
American science fiction and horror writer (1948–2026)
Education from Washington University in St. Louis. Simmons soon started writing short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through
Dan_Simmons
American writer (1934–2018)
outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic-book scripts, teleplays, essays, and
Harlan_Ellison
2008 murder in London, England
court case. Brooke also travelled to New York to see prisons using short, sharp shock treatments to rehabilitate young offenders. The documentary also points
Murder_of_Ben_Kinsella
Prison in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
offenders. It was during this time that, on some occasions, the 'short, sharp shock' regime was introduced. In 1987, the prison was assigned to serve
HM_Prison_New_Hall
British vocalist (born 1969)
Halt" Volbeat – Beyond Hell/Above Heaven – Guest vocals on "Evelyn" Short Sharp Shock – Problems to the Answer – Guest vocals on "The Kill Floor, ROAR,
Barney_Greenway
2019 novel by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Mandelo found in the book "a poetic internal structure", prose that was "sharp, almost crisp" rather than "lush", and a "focus [which] remains on the personal
This Is How You Lose the Time War
This_Is_How_You_Lose_the_Time_War
Album by Michelle Shocked
by Shocked's own label, Mighty Sound. Another version of "Fogtown" appears as a "hidden track" on Shocked's breakthrough album Short Sharp Shocked (1988)
The_Texas_Campfire_Tapes
American comic creator and writer (born 1977)
Nettle & Bone, and fantasy novella Thornhedge; the Nebula Award for her short story "Jackalope Wives"; and Mythopoeic Awards for adult and children's
Ursula_Vernon
Fusion genre combining thrash metal and hardcore punk
a revival of the genre. Other notable groups of this era included Short Sharp Shock, Send More Paramedics and Gama Bomb. During the late 2000s and early
Crossover_thrash
English author and critic (born 1972)
been a member of the International Socialist Organization (US) and the short-lived International Socialist Network (UK). He was formerly a member of
China_Miéville
1974 single by Pink Floyd
mean, he's gonna kill ya, so like, if you give 'em a quick sh ... short, sharp shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean 'e got off light, 'cause I
Us_and_Them_(song)
Sudden widespread decline of stock prices
but some traders were saying it was worse. "At least then it was a short, sharp, shock on one day. This has been relentless all week." Other media also
Stock_market_crash
Canadian-British writer (born 1971)
in 2004. A semi-sequel short story named Truncat was published on Salon.com in August 2003. His Sunburst Award-winning short-story collection A Place
Cory_Doctorow
Welsh science fiction author (born 1966)
of St Andrews. Reynolds wrote his first four published science fiction short stories while still a graduate student, in 1989–1991; they appeared in 1990–1992
Alastair_Reynolds
British politician (1918–1999)
however, was generally perceived as a troubled one. His much vaunted "short, sharp shock" policy, whereby convicted young offenders were detained in secure
William_Whitelaw
American science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019)
memory and the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. He was honored as
Gene_Wolfe
Discussion of cultural impacts
Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as "short, sharp shock", "What never? Well, hardly ever!", "let the punishment fit the crime"
Cultural impact of Gilbert and Sullivan
Cultural_impact_of_Gilbert_and_Sullivan
record label She Drew the Gun: are a 4-piece dreamy psych pop outfit. Short Sharp Shock: Crossover hardcore/thrash band from Wirral Siobhan Maher Kennedy:
List of bands and artists from Merseyside
List_of_bands_and_artists_from_Merseyside
English musician (1947–2022)
hippies and mid-70s punks who will help pave the way towards the short, sharp shock of punk". Notable guitarists who have cited Johnson as an influence
Wilko_Johnson
American speculative fiction writer (born 1964)
science fiction and fantasy (SF/F) novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on science fiction/fantasy (SF/F) subjects;
Martha_Wells
Propagating disturbance
a high-pressure shock wave rapidly forms. Shock waves are not conventional sound waves; a shock wave takes the form of a very sharp change in the gas
Shock_wave
1973 studio album by Pink Floyd
had with a motorist, and Manifold replied "... give 'em a quick, short, sharp shock ..." Asked about death, he responded, "Live for today, gone tomorrow
The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
2023 novella by T. Kingfisher
Instead, the novel hearkens to the stories of the Brothers Grimm, which are "sharp, dark things, often uncomfortable, always complicated." Milas also wrote
Thornhedge
1980 single by Peter Gabriel
Retrieved 10 June 2024. Westwood, Chris (2 February 1980). "The Short Sharp Shock" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 12. Retrieved 4 February 2026 – via World
Games Without Frontiers (song)
Games_Without_Frontiers_(song)
Potential to provoke a sharp negative reaction
execution, to provoke a reaction of shock by eliciting sharp disgust, anger, fear, or similar adverse emotions. Shock advertising or shockvertising is a
Shock_value
1885 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
community in the state of Michigan was named Mikado. The phrase "A short, sharp shock", from the Act 1 song "I am so proud" has entered the English language
The_Mikado
2009 science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
the "somewhat distant or cerebral" feel of Robinson's previous books. A short review in New Scientist praised the book's historical elements but judged
Galileo's_Dream
Short story by Stephen King
"entertaining short sharp shock" and Eric Eisenberg of CinemaBlend described it as "an effective quick-bite horror story [...] with a sharp twist at the
The_Fifth_Step
British television anthology series
Hannah J Davies of The Independent, however, called the episode "a short, sharp, shock of a drama that squarely takes aim at a broken, underfunded state
Play for Today (2025 TV series)
Play_for_Today_(2025_TV_series)
Victorian-era theatrical partnership
the English language (even if not originated by Gilbert), such as "short, sharp shock", "What never? Well, hardly ever!", "let the punishment fit the crime"
Gilbert_and_Sullivan
American science fiction writer and editor (born 1935)
Nebula award in 1970 for the short story "Passengers", two the following year for his novel A Time of Changes and the short story "Good News from the Vatican"
Robert_Silverberg
French actress, comedian and singer (born 1957)
République française. 31 December 2014. Randall, Colin (7 March 2006). "Short sharp shock for followers of the femme fatale". The Daily Telegraph. Mathy, Mimie
Mimie_Mathy
has not been released in cinemas—for example, film school productions, short films, or music videos. Pierre Janssen – Passage de Vénus 1910 1911 1912
List_of_directorial_debuts
Single by Dr. Feelgood
the song came across as a radical departure that contributed to "a short, sharp shock of roots rock." For a while, the song led to some drinking both alcohol
Milk_and_Alcohol
British record label
Messiah Scarlet Rebels Severe Torture Scorn Society 1 Sore Throat Short Sharp Shock Skindred Sleep Tallah Terrorizer (1988-1989) The Dust Coda The Glorious
Earache_Records
2002 compilation album by Nas
experience", and considered it a studio release, stating "this is a short sharp shock of awesome lyricism, and many, unofficially, consider this to be the
The_Lost_Tapes_(Nas_album)
1969 British film by Brian Cummins
Unsworth, Martin. "Short and to the Point – BFI Flipside's SHORT SHARP SHOCKS". Starburst. Retrieved 9 March 2025. "Short Sharp Shocks". BFI shop. Retrieved
Twenty-Nine
Novella by George R. R. Martin
writer George R. R. Martin, released as a short novella in 1980 and as an expanded novella in 1981. A short story collection of the same name was released
Nightflyers
Premier of China from 2013 to 2023
multinationals". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 February 2025. "Short sharp shock". South China Morning Post. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025
Li_Keqiang
Government service managing most of the prisons within England and Wales
1979, the government of Margaret Thatcher began implementing the "short, sharp shock" programme. However, it was soon found to have had no effect on reoffending
HM_Prison_Service
British actor
February 2010. "Sugarhouse". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2010. "A short, sharp shock of a play". The Telegraph. London. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 26 February
Tolga_Safer
with a similar theme dealing with primarily with Anabaptist martyrs Short, sharp shock 'Foxe has a terse report in the Rerum of an old man of Buckingham-
List of Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation
List_of_Protestant_martyrs_of_the_English_Reformation
Italian anti-personnel mine
resistance to explosive overpressure clearance techniques, because the short sharp shock from an explosion does not last long enough to force enough air into
TS-50_mine
Annual award for science fiction or fantasy
fiction of between 17,500 and 40,000 words; awards are also given out in the short story, novelette and novel categories. The Hugo Awards have been described
Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novella
Musical artist
of the soundtrack of the Akin's first feature, 1998's crime film Short Sharp Shock. Puente Encina also composed songs such as El Amor se demora and Ramona
Daniel_Puente_Encina
Indonesian). Retrieved 11 December 2023. Randall, Colin (7 March 2006). "Short sharp shock for followers of the femme fatale". The Daily Telegraph. Archived
List_of_people_with_dwarfism
British author (born 1964)
role-playing game. His first published short story, The Boys, appeared in Interzone in 1987. A collection of his short stories, Toast: And Other Rusted Futures
Charles_Stross
American fantasy author (born 1984)
the Time War, written with Amal El-Mohtar, won the 2019 BSFA Award for Short Fiction and the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella. Empress of Forever (2019)
Max_Gladstone
Ethnic group
awards and have launched the careers of many of its cast including Short Sharp Shock (1998) starring Mehmet Kurtuluş and İdil Üner; Head-On (2004) starring
Turks_in_Germany
English hardcore punk band
with Mere Mortal, followed by a European tour with Culture Abuse and Short Sharp Shock hosted by Vans. In October, they announced that they would be entering
Big_Cheese_(band)
Short story by John Varley 1978)
(1989) 1990-1999 The Father of Stones by Lucius Shepard (1990) A Short, Sharp Shock by Kim Stanley Robinson (1991) The Gallery of His Dreams by Kristine
The Persistence of Vision (novella)
The_Persistence_of_Vision_(novella)
Novella by P. Djeli Clark
can walk on all fours, grow huge torsos, stand nine feet tall, and have sharp claws, contorted limbs, spiky teeth, long snouts, and more grotesque features
Ring_Shout
Australian science fiction author and mathematician
His early stories feature strong elements of supernatural horror. Egan's short stories have been published in a variety of genre magazines, including regular
Greg_Egan
American science fiction writer
called the Time Travel series or the Oxford Time Travel Series. They are the short story "Fire Watch" (1982, also in several anthologies and the 1985 collection
Connie_Willis
American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013)
wrote a book on the subject of Tiberius, as "Ernst Mason".) Some of his short stories take a satirical look at consumerism and advertising in the 1950s
Frederik_Pohl
American computer scientist and writer (1944–2024)
Fairmont High (2001) and The Cookie Monster (2004). Vinge published his first short story, "Apartness", in the June 1965 issue of the British magazine New Worlds
Vernor_Vinge
Unlawful theft of human head hair
2023-09-23. Lopéz, Virginia (15 August 2013). "Venezuelan women get short, sharp shock as hair thieves cut and run". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013
Hair_theft
Short story by Stephen King
dark humor." SFX described "On Slide Inn Road" as an "entertaining short sharp shock". Rob Merrill described "On Slide Inn Road" as featuring "horror tempered
On_Slide_Inn_Road
Canadian poet and writer (born 1984)
teaches creative writing at the University of Ottawa. El-Mohtar has published short fiction, poetry, essays and reviews, and has edited the fantastic poetry
Amal_El-Mohtar
American writer (1952–2010)
Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. In 2009, her short story "Caverns of Mystery" and her novel House of the Stag were both nominated
Kage_Baker
German rapper (born 1974)
nicht so, wie du denkst" (on the soundtrack to Fatih Akin's film Short Sharp Shock) 1998: "Susanne zur Freiheit" (Single from Fischmob's album Power)
Dendemann
British illustrator and visual artist
Monster, as well as numerous releases for BFI Video, including its Short Sharp Shocks collections in the Flipside strand. Other film work includes material
Graham_Humphreys
American sci-fi writer (1915–1987)
its reference to Alice Sheldon; soon all was revealed. Once the initial shock was over, Sheldon wrote to Le Guin, one of her closest friends, confessing
James_Tiptree_Jr.
Part of the Merseyside region's cultural scene
Pop Levi The Rascals The Real People Riuven She Drew The Gun (2015) Short Sharp Shock Space Stealing Sheep The Stands To My Boy Tramp Attack Ultrabeat The
Music_of_Liverpool
American author and filker (born 1978)
reptile rescue organization. McGuire has published filk music, poetry, short fiction, essays, and novels. Most of her works are speculative fiction,
Seanan_McGuire
Manx screenwriter (1922–2006)
XII. Truss, Lynne (26 December 1994). "In the midst of excess, a short, sharp shock". The Times. p. 31. "1955: New TV channel ends BBC monopoly". BBC
Nigel_Kneale
14th episode of the 4th season of 30 Rock
in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock/Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock." In its original American broadcast, "Future Husband" was watched
Future_Husband
American rapper (1963–2021)
Edward Racker, August 25, 1963 – April 22, 2021), known professionally as Shock G and by his alter ego Humpty Hump, was an American rapper and musician
Shock_G
American writer (born 1971)
of Djinn won the Nebula and Locus Awards. He has also won awards for his short fiction, including the Nebula, Locus and British Fantasy Awards for the
P._Djèlí_Clark
American writer (born 1979)
James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Andre Norton Award, and Mythopoeic Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, the anthologies Salon Fantastique
Catherynne_M._Valente
German actor
Hamburg) is a German actor. Alles außer Mord (1996, TV) Short Sharp Shock (1998) Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999) Investigating Sex (2001) Jargo (2004)
Marc_Hosemann
American author (1945–2023)
of related stories. His shorter series, Glaktik Komm, in the subgenre of anthropological science fiction, consists of two short stories and two novels
Michael_Bishop_(author)
American writer and academic (1937–2011)
cultural and literary implications seriously. She published over fifty short stories. Russ was associated with the American New Wave of science fiction
Joanna_Russ
American punk rock band
backed Michelle Shocked on a version of her song "Fogtown" that appears as a hidden track on her breakthrough album, Short Sharp Shocked. Their third album
MDC_(band)
English television series, 1955–1962
Mail · 01 Oct 1955". newspapers.com. "Short Sharp Volume 3 DVD Review". cineoutsider.com. "Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray)". amazon
Strange_Experiences
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the seashore, Middle English schore.English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a bank or steep slope, Old English scora. There are minor places named with this word in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and the surname may also be a habitational name from these.Americanized spelling of Ashkenazic Jewish S(c)hor(r) or Szor, variants of Schauer.
Boy/Male
Indian
Cool
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Famous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Chark, a metonymic occupational name for a porter or carrier, from Old French charche ‘load’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (now mainly found in Ireland)
English and Scottish (now mainly found in Ireland) : variant spelling of Short.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English schort ‘short’.Scottish and northern Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Gheairr, Mac an Ghirr ‘son of the short man’ (see McGirr).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Listener
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a harpist (see Harper), or occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a harp.English : habitational name from a minor place such as Harp House in Eastwood, Essex, or South Harp in South Petherton, Somerset, denoting a place where salt was produced, from Old English hearpe ‘harp’, an implement used in the processing of salt. Compare Harpham.German : metonymic occupational name for a harpist, from Middle High German harpfe ‘harp’.German : variant of Harpe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sherry, SHARI means "darling."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Goddess Durga, Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
British, English
Tiny; Small
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Sharp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a projecting piece of land, from Old English scēat, or a steep slope, from an unattested Old English scēot.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English scharp ‘keen’, ‘active’, ‘quick’.Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a byname from a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.Americanized form of any of several European names with similar meaning, for example German Scharf.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
From the Plain of Sharon (in the Holy Land); from the land of Sharon.
SHORT SHARP-SHOCK
SHORT SHARP-SHOCK
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lighting
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Weaver's Meadow
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Remembering God's Friend
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Goddess Parvati
Surname or Lastname
English (county Durham)
English (county Durham) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
African American English
Cliff.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva, Peak
Girl/Female
Gaelic Irish American Hindi English
meaning from the forest.
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Greek, Irish
Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu
Teacher of the God, Sage of the devas
SHORT SHARP-SHOCK
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SHORT SHARP-SHOCK
superl.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
superl.
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
superl.
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
superl.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
a.
Quick; short; sharp; smart.
superl.
Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv.
superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
n.
A sharp tone or note.
superl.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
superl.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
n.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
superl.
Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
n.
A sharp tool or weapon.
adv.
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
superl.
So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
superl.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
superl.
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
adv.
In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short.
n.
Short, inferior hemp.
superl.
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.