"look sharp" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: looks sharp [present, singular, third-person], looking sharp [participle, present], looked sharp [participle, past], looked sharp [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look sharp (third-person singular simple present looks sharp, present participle looking sharp, simple past and past participle looked sharp)
  1. (chiefly imperative) Pay attention; be alert. Tags: imperative
    Sense id: en-look_sharp-en-verb-bMPqB5~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (chiefly imperative) Hurry up; work quickly. Tags: imperative Synonyms: look snappy
    Sense id: en-look_sharp-en-verb-S0V0bJni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Download JSON data for look sharp meaning in English (1.4kB)

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