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Collocations for sharp - adj.

1. having a fine edge or point

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem
stay
keep sth

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
exceptionally, wickedly (esp. AmE)
a display of wickedly sharp teeth
surprisingly
The picture is surprisingly sharp and clear.

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PHRASES

as sharp as a razor

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2. very great or sudden

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a fairly sharp rise in the cost of living
particularly

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3. able to think quickly

VERBS

be, seem
stay

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.

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4. angry; severe

VERBS

be, sound
Her voice sounded rather sharp.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
suddenly
‘Stick to the facts,’ said Romanov, his voice suddenly sharp.

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PREPOSITION

with
She was very sharp with me when I talked during her lecture.

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Sharp is used with these nouns:
angle, apple, bark, beak, bend, blade, blow, break, breath, cheekbone, cheese, claw, click, conflict, contrast, corner, crack, crease, criticism, critique, cry, curve, cut, cutback, dagger, decline, decrease, departure, deterioration, difference, dig, dip, disagreement, disappointment, distinction, divide, division, downturn, drop, ear, edge, elbow, end, exchange, exclamation, eye, fall, fang, feature, fingernail, flavour, focus, frost, gasp, glance, hearing, hiss, horn, image, implement, improvement, increase, instrument, intake, intellect, jab, jerk, jolt, jump, kick, knife, knock, look, mind, nail, needle, nose, object, outline, pain, pang, peak, pencil, photograph, point, practice, pull, rebuff, rebuke, recession, reduction, relief, reminder, retort, reversal, rise, rock, salute, scent, scissors, slap, smell, sound, spine, stab, sting, stone, stop, swing, sword, tap, taste, tip, tone, tongue, tool, tooth, tug, turn, twinge, twist, upturn, vision, voice, whistle, wit, writing

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