spark

Definitions

General English

• noun a little flash of fire or of light
• verb to send out sparks or to make electric sparks
• verb to make something start suddenly

Aviation

• noun a light produced by a sudden electrical discharge
• verb to suddenly start a process or action

Cars & Driving

• noun an electric spark that jumps across the sparking plug gap to initiate the combustion of the air/fuel mixture

Electronics

• A momentary luminous discharge of electricity between two conductors separated by a gas, which is frequently accompanied by a crackling noise. Used, for instance, for ignition of fuel, or for machining. This contrasts with an arc (1), which has a more sustained duration. Also called spark discharge, sparkover, or electric spark.

Media Studies

• noun an electrician responsible for lighting on a film shoot

Slang

• verb to incite someone to anger or violence. A vogue term among British adolescents since the 1990s.
• verb to hit (someone). The term may be based on the phrase spark out, meaning (knocked) unconscious.
• verb to take drugs, become stoned

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Contexts for “spark”

11 definitions in context
• General English
• Aviation
• Cars & Driving
• Electronics
• Media Studies
• Slang