Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharpen up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
sharp-en up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become sharp (in all senses).

Intransitive verb

verb

To make sharp (in all senses).

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

sharpens up (present, singular) sharpening up (participle, present) sharpened up (participle, past) sharpened up (past)

Synonyms

sharpen

Questions

What does sharpen up mean?
To become sharp (in all senses).

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