spark

1. 1.

   put in motion or move to act

   “trigger a reaction”

   “actuate the circuits”

   Synonymstripactuatetriggeractivateset offspark offtrigger offtouch off

   Broaderinitiate
2. 2.

   emit or produce sparks

   “A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark”

   Synonymssparkle

   Broaderemit

Other forms of spark

plural

sparks·

past tense

sparked·

present participle

sparking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spark

What does spark mean?

spark means "a momentary flash of light". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spark?

spark has 1 syllable: spark. In IPA it is /ˈspɑɹk/.

What is another word for spark?

Close synonyms include flicker, glint, sparkle, twinkle, light. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spark a common word?

spark is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.