Spark | Mean of spark in English Dictionary

/ˈspɑɚk/

• Noun
• a small piece of burning material that comes from a fire or is produced by rubbing or hitting two hard objects together
1. A spark from the fireplace set the rug on fire.
2. The car's tailpipe made sparks as it scraped the road.
• a short, bright flash of electricity between two points
1. A spark ignites the stove's burner.
• a quality that makes someone or something enjoyable, interesting, successful, etc.
1. In its fourth year, the TV series has lost its spark.
2. She's a talented gymnast but she doesn't have the spark of some of her competitors.

• a small amount of something
1. A spark of hope remains.
2. Sometimes there were surprising sparks of humor in his letters.
3. occasional sparks of insight
• an action, occurrence, etc., that causes something larger to happen
1. His death was the spark that ignited the revolution.
2. Her suggestion was the spark for the entire renovation project.
• a person who says or does something that seems intelligent but is really not
1. Who's the bright spark who came up with this rotten idea?
• Verb
• to cause (something) to start or happen
1. The question sparked a debate.
2. Her fifth-grade teacher sparked her interest in history.
3. The arrests sparked off [=touched off] a riot.
4. His hit sparked off [=started] a rally that brought in four runs.
• to produce sparks
1. The fire sparked and crackled.
2. The wires made contact and sparked.
• to add interest, liveliness, or flavor to (something)
1. prose sparked with humor
2. spark up an otherwise bland sauce