spark

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

A short or small burst of electrical discharge.

A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.

A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.figuratively

• , Book IV, Chapter XVII But though we have, here and there, a little of this clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.

A ship's radio operator.

An electrician.UKslang

• 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 and sparks, with their generators, discharge lights, flags, gobos and brutes.

A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.

A diamond, especially one set in a piece of jewellery.in-pluralobsolete

To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).figurativelytransitive

• The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked 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.
• One such investigation described how kindness can be contagious. It was sparked by reports of an outbreak of kindness on a cold December morning in 2012.

To light; to kindle.transitive

• Byron sparked the cigarette. He sucked it dramatically and thrust it into Marko's hand.

To give off a spark or sparks.intransitive

To shoot; to fireintransitive

• [Streetlife]:Fuck a peace talk, let the gun spark, on the streets of New York.
• All of a sudden, everybody tuggin', everybody dark. Everybody gums runnin', 'til the guns spark.

A gallant; a foppish young man.

• The finest sparks and cleanest beaux.
• Jones had no sooner quitted the room, than the petty-fogger, in a whispering tone, asked Mrs Whitefield, “If she knew who that fine spark was?”

A beau, lover.

To woo, court; to act the gallant or beau.archaicintransitive