spark off

Questions about spark off

What does spark off mean?

spark off means "put in motion or move to act".

What is another word for spark off?

Close synonyms include trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off. 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 off a common word?

spark off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.