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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishsparke,sperke, fromOld Englishspearca, fromProto-West Germanic*sparkō (compareSaterland FrisianSpoorke,West Frisianspark,Dutchspark,German Low GermanSparke,GermanSparke), perhaps fromProto-Germanic*sparkaz(“lively, energetic”), fromProto-Indo-European*sperg-(“to strew, sprinkle”) (compareBretonerc’h(“snow”),Latinspargō(“to scatter, spread”),sparsus(“scattered”),Lithuaniansprógti(“to germinate”),Ancient Greekσπαργάω(spargáō,“to swell”),Avestan𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀(frasparega,“branch, twig”),Sanskritपर्जन्य(parjanya,“rain, rain god”)).

Noun

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spark (pluralsparks)

  2. A smallparticle ofglowing matter, eithermolten or onfire, resulting from anelectricalsurge or excessiveheat created byfriction.
    Synonyms:cinder,ember,gnast,funk
  3. A short or smallburst of electricaldischarge.
  4. A small, shining body, or transient light; asparkle.
    Synonyms:scintilla,scintillation,sparklet,glint,twink
  5. (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as anidea orromanticaffection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
    Synonyms:beginning,germ,glimmer,scintilla;see alsoThesaurus:modicum
    • c.1591–1592 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act V, scene vi]:
      if anyspark of life be yet remaining
    • 1689 (indicated as1690), [John Locke],An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […],→OCLC:
      , Book IV, Chapter XVII
      But though we have, here and there, a little of this clear light, somesparks of bright knowledge
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik,The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,→ISBN, page173:
      When the latter disk showed somesparks, Moman contacted MGM's Jim Vienneau, who picked up the waxing for national release.
    • 2013 September 1, Phil McNulty,BBC Sport:
      Everton's Marouane Fellaini looks one certain arrival but Moyes, who also saw United held to a draw by Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday, needs even more of aspark in a midfield that looked laboured by this team's standards.
  6. Any of variouslycaenid butterflies of theIndomalayangenusSinthusa.
  7. (in the pluralsparksbut treated as a singular) A ship'sradiooperator.
  8. (UK, slang) Anelectrician.
    Synonyms:juicer,sparky
    • 1999, Des Lyver, Graham Swainson,Basics of Video Lighting, page103:
      At the other extreme, with limitless budgets all they have to do is dream up amazing lighting rigs to be constructed and operated by the huge team of gaffers andsparks, with their generators, discharge lights, flags, gobos and brutes.
  9. (cellular automata) A small collection ofcells which briefly appears at the edge of a largerpattern before dying off.
  10. (obsolete, thieves' cant, chiefly in theplural) Adiamond, especially one set in a piece ofjewellery.
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Translations
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particle of glowing matter
burst of electrical discharge
figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater
informal: ship's radio operator
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Verb

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spark (third-person singular simple presentsparks,present participlesparking,simple past and past participlesparked)

  1. (transitive, figurative) Totrigger,kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
    • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:
      The introduction of substitute Andy Carrollsparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages.
    • 2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, inNPR‎[2]:
      One such investigation described how kindness can be contagious. It wassparked by reports of an outbreak of kindness on a cold December morning in 2012.
  2. (transitive) Tolight; to kindle.
    • 2009, Alex Jenson,The Serotonin Grand Prix, page12:
      Byronsparked the cigarette. He sucked it dramatically and thrust it into Marko's hand.
  3. (intransitive) Togive off a spark or sparks.
    Synonym:scintillate
  4. (intransitive, of a gun) Toshoot; tofire
    • 1998 November 10, “Grid Iron Rap” (track 17), inTical 2000: Judgement Day‎[3], performed byMethod Man,Streetlife (rapper):
      [Streetlife]:Fuck a peace talk, let the gunspark, on the streets of New York.
    • 2004, “U Ain't A Killer” (track 10), inThe War Mixtape‎[4], performed byAkala (rapper):
      All of a sudden, everybody tuggin', everybody dark. Everybody gums runnin', 'til the gunsspark.
    • 2022 February 22, “Raw Hip Hop” (track 2), inIMAMCRU12‎[5], performed byKRS-One:
      Gunsspark in the dark, it was all just a part of the eighties Bronx scene that created all.
Derived terms
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Translations
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to trigger, kindle into activity
to give off sparks

Etymology 2

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Probably Scandinavian, akin toOld Norsesparkr(“sprightly”).

Noun

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spark (pluralsparks)

  1. Agallant; afoppish young man.
    Synonyms:blade,masher;see alsoThesaurus:dandy
  2. Abeau,lover.
    Synonyms:suitor,swain;see alsoThesaurus:lover

Verb

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spark (third-person singular simple presentsparks,present participlesparking,simple past and past participlesparked)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) Towoo,court; to act the gallant or beau.
    Synonyms:make love,romance,solicit;see alsoThesaurus:woo

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsespark, verbal noun tosparka(“to kick”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spark/,[sb̥ɑːɡ̊]

Noun

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spark n (singular definitesparket,plural indefinitespark)

  1. kick

Inflection

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Declension ofspark
neuter
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativesparksparketsparksparkene
genitivesparkssparketssparkssparkenes

Verb

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spark

  1. imperative ofsparke

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spark n (genitive singularsparks,pluralspørk)

  1. kick

Declension

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n5singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativesparksparkiðspørkspørkini
accusativesparksparkiðspørkspørkini
dativesparkisparkinumspørkumspørkunum
genitivesparkssparksinssparkasparkanna

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Fromsparka(“to kick”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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spark n (genitive singularsparks,nominative pluralspörk)

  1. kick

Declension

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Declension ofspark (neuter)
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativesparksparkiðspörkspörkin
accusativesparksparkiðspörkspörkin
dativesparkisparkinuspörkumspörkunum
genitivesparkssparksinssparkasparkanna

Middle English

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Noun

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spark

  1. alternative form ofsparke

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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spark n (definite singularsparket,indefinite pluralspark,definite pluralsparkaorsparkene)

  1. akick (with a foot)
  2. short forsparkstøtting(“kicksled”)

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Verb

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spark

  1. imperative ofsparke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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spark n (definite singularsparket,indefinite pluralspark,definite pluralsparka)

  1. akick (with a foot)
  2. short forsparkstøtting(“kicksled”)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsespark, fromsparka(“to kick”).

Noun

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spark c

  1. kick
  2. short forsparkstötting(“kicksled”)
  3. (in "få sparken") (to be given) the boot (get fired from work)

Declension

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Declension ofspark
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitesparksparks
definitesparkensparkens
pluralindefinitesparkarsparkars
definitesparkarnasparkarnas

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