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Sharpening refers to the process of taking the time to recharge your batteries. It is important to '''''Sharpen''''' on a frequent basis to make sure you do not burnout or become run down. There are many different ways to sharpen, and they will vary from person to person. Examples include a water sharpen (getting water), lunch sharpen (eating) or garden sharpen (planting trees) just to name a few. Sharpens must be taken in at least ten minute increments. Also, you should sharpen at least two times a day if your job requires you to work at least forty hours a week. The exact science requires that you sharpen at least ten minutes for every 4 hours you work.
Quilting sharpen, video game sharpen, p90x sharpen, walk the dog sharpen, fedalio shapen. There are so many more examples.
Sharpen by KELBEL13 August 6, 2009
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The common act of which a male by instinct checks out a female even if he does or does not find her attractive.
Man, she ain't even hot but you keep sharpening.
Sharpen by LBOT January 7, 2011

sharpen the beaver cleaver 

to hurriedly masturbate in preparation for vaginal sex; for the expressed purpose of cleaving the beav
after a chilly swim i had to sharpen the beaver cleaver before giving your mom a screaming pelican, so as not to appear baby dicked

sharpen your pencil 

I asked the recruiter to "sharpen your pencil" when it came to the lowball salary offer she gave me the first go around.

sharpen the knives 

It is a euphemism for two women scissoring.

Two besties would have their secret hand shake as their fore and middle fingers in a scissoring motions.
I'd really love to sharpen the knives on my girlfriend tonight.
sharpen the knives by Sharellian August 2, 2014

sharpen the saw 

To make a saw, less blunt.
or
Work smarter, not harder (coined: TM - circa 2020, Brisbane)
Example 1
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will firstly ask tm what 'sharpen the saw' means, then i will proceed to spend the first four hours sharpening the saw.”

Example 2
CF: "What have you been up to mate?"
TM: "Not much, just Sharpening the saw"
CF: "True"

Sharpen the Sword 

Guy 1: Hey where you going
Guy 2: I’m gonna go sharpen the sword
Guy 1: Have fun dude
Sharpen the Sword by .&:&3&83 July 7, 2018
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Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
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“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”
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