1271
Sharpton, Al
paid a dividend of 50p per share. | Share prices rose in heavy
trading. → compare STOCK; see also ORDINARY SHARES,
PREFERENCE SHARES
share² v 1 [(in);T(with, among, between)] to have, use, pay, or
take part in (something) with others or among a group,
rather than singly: We haven't enough books for everyone;
some of you will have to share. (=use one book for two or
more people) | Children should be taught to share their toys.
(=allow other children to use them) | I have to share the
bathroom with the other tenants. | We shared the cost of the
meal. | We all share (in) the responsibility for these terrible
events. | I think we all share your concern about this matter.
(=we are all worried about it) | Don't keep them all to
yourselves; we must share and share alike. (=share things
between us equally) | It's always better to share (=tell others
about) your worries and problems. | a shared experience |
shared ownership 2 [T(OUT, among, between)] to divide and give
out in shares: At his death his property was shared (out)
between his children. → see also SHARE-OUT —sharer n
share³ n old-fash a PLOUGHSHARE
share-crop-per /'ʃeəˌkrɒpə||'ʃeərˌkrɑː-/ n especially AmE
(especially formerly in the southern US) a farmer who farms
someone else's land (a TENANT farmer), and pays the land-
owner usually half of the crop. The farmer also owes the
land-owner for a home, food, seeds, and tools, and so
usually receives very little of the crop and is very poor.
share-hold-er /'ʃeəˌhəʊldə||'ʃeər-/ especially BrE || stock-
holder especially AmE — n an owner of SHARES in a business
share-hold-ing /'ʃeəˌhəʊldɪŋ||'ʃeər-/: n the owning of
shares in a business: In 1992, United Distillers acquired a 75%
shareholding in the company.
'share-out n [S(oft)] an act of giving out shares of something:
a share-out of the stolen goods
sha-ri-a, sheria /ʃə'riːə/ n [U] a system of laws followed by
Muslims
Sha-rif, O-mar /ʃə'riːf, 'əʊmɑː/ (1932-) an Egyptian film
actor, known for being very good-looking and sexually
attractive. His films include Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and
Doctor Zhivago (1965). He is also a very good player of
BRIDGE (=a type of card game), and he writes about bridge in
newspapers.
shark
shark¹ /ʃɑːk||ʃɑːrk/ n pl. shark or sharks a large usually grey
fish that lives especially in warm seas, has several rows of
sharp teeth, and is often dangerous to people → see also
JAWS
shark² n infml a person clever at getting money from others in
dishonest or unpleasant ways, especially by lending money
at high rates of interest: a loan shark
Sha-ron, Ar-i-el /ʃə'rɒn||-'rɑːn, 'æriəl/ (1928-) an Israeli
military leader and politician in the Likud Party who
became Prime Minister of Israel in 2001
sharp¹ /ʃɑːp||ɑːrp/ adj 1 having or being a thin edge or
point with which it is easy to cut things or make a hole in
them: a sharp knife | I cut my foot on a sharp stone. | a
sharp-pointed needle → opposite BLUNT 2 not rounded;
marked by hard lines and narrow angles: a sharp
nose 3 having a quick change in direction; sudden: You
make a sharp right turn at the crossroads. | a sharp rise/fall
in prices 4 clear in shape or detail; DISTINCT: a sharp photo-
graphic image | He looked rather quiet and dull, in sharp
contrast to his wife, who was smartly dressed and very talka-
tive. 5 quick and sensitive in attention, thinking, seeing,
hearing etc: a sharp mind | sharp eyes | sharp questioning | It
was very sharp of you to have noticed that. | The teacher kept
a sharp watch on the children when they visited the
zoo. 6 causing a sensation like that of cutting, biting, or
stinging: a sharp wind/frost | The wine has a sharp taste; I
think it's gone off. | The branch broke with a sharp
crack. 7 (of a pain) severe and sudden → opposite
DULL 8 quick and strong, (as if) showing urgency: I heard a
sharp knocking at the door. 9 [(with)] intending or intended
to hurt; angry; severe: He was rather sharp with his secretary
when she got back late from lunch. | That woman has a very
sharp tongue. | sharp criticism 10 [F] (in music) higher
than the correct note → compare FLAT 11 [after n] (of a note
in music) higher than the stated note by a SEMITONE: a
symphony in the key of G sharp → compare FLAT, NATU-
RAL 12 infml, sometimes derog fashionably fine: He's a very sharp
dresser. → see also short sharp shock (SHORT¹) —ly adv: He
replied very sharply when I criticized him. | Opinions are
sharply divided. | Prices have risen sharply. —ness n [U]
sharp² adv 1 exactly at the stated time: The meeting starts at
3 o'clock sharp; don't be late! 2 sharply, especially suddenly
and quickly: You turn sharp right at the crossroads. 3 (in
music) higher than the correct note: You're singing sharp. →
compare FLAT; see also look sharp (LOOK)
sharp³ n (in music) 1. a SHARP note 2 the sign # for this →
compare FLAT, NATURAL
Sharp trademark a BRAND (=type) of electronic products, that
include televisions, STEREO SYSTEMS, and DVD PLAYERS,
made by the Japanese company Sharp
Sharp, Beck-y /'beki/ the main character in the book
VANITY FAIR (1847-48) by William THACKERAY. She is a clever,
attractive, and AMBITIOUS young woman (=someone who
wants very much to become rich and successful), who treats
people cruelly and unfairly to get what she wants.
Sharp, Ce-cil /'sesɪl/ (1859-1924) an English FOLK musician.
He started the English Folk Dance Society in 1911 and is
famous for having saved a great deal of folk music from
being forgotten.
sharp-en /'ʃɑːpən||'ʃɑːr-/ v [I;T] to become or make sharp or
sharper: He sharpened his pencil with a knife. | Her voice
sharpened as she became impatient.
'sharp end n [the S(oft)] infml the part of a job, organization etc,
where the most severe problems are experienced
sharp-en-er /'ʃɑːpənə, 'ʃɑːpnə||'ʃɑːr-/ n a machine or
tool for sharpening knives, pencils etc
Sharpe-ville /'ʃɑːpvɪl||'ʃɑːrp-/ a town near Johannesburg,
South Africa, known as the place where the Sharpeville
Massacre happened. On 21 March 1960 police shot dead 69
black people who were protesting against the country's sys-
tem of APARTHEID. Many countries criticized the South Afri-
can government for allowing the massacre to happen, and it
is seen as an important event in South Africa's development
from a political system based on apartheid to a DEMOCRACY.
,sharp-'eyed adj having good sight in the eyes, and being
quick to use it: You'd have to be very sharp-eyed to find any
mistakes in her spelling.
sharp-ish /'ʃɑːpɪʃ||'ʃɑːr-/ adv BrE infml quickly: We'd better get
moving pretty sharpish if we want to catch that bus.
Shar-ples, E-na /'ʃɑːpəlz||'ʃɑːr-, 'iːnə/ a character who
used to appear in the British television programme CORONA-
TION STREET. She was an old WORKING-CLASS woman with
strong opinions and strict ideas about other people's moral
behaviour, which she expressed very openly.
,sharp 'practice n [U] behaviour or a trick in business that
is dishonest but not quite illegal
sharp-shoot-er /'ʃɑːpˌʃuːtə||'ʃɑːrp-/ n a person skilful in
shooting, especially one with the job of firing exactly aimed
single shots at an enemy
Sharp-ton, Al /'ʃɑːptən||'ʃɑːr-, æl/ (1954-) a US politician in
the Democratic Party, who is also a minister in the Pentecos-
tal Church. He is known as a very effective public speaker
who is especially popular with African-Americans. His sup-
porters say that he has worked to achieve CIVIL RIGHTS for
African-Americans and to help poor people in the US. Other
people, however, say that he makes bad situations worse
because he likes to start arguments and talk about race, even
when some people think it is not suitable.