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Meaning of spark

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  spark
      n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {flicker}, {spark},
           {glint}]
      2: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of
         countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a
         perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: {sparkle}, {twinkle},
         {spark}, {light}]
      3: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
         field [syn: {discharge}, {spark}, {arc}, {electric arc},
         {electric discharge}]
      4: a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might
         become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
      5: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn:
         {Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Dame Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah
         Spark}]
      6: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning
         material or by friction
      v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
           "actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
           {activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
           {touch off}]
      2: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
         a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: {spark}, {sparkle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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