Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spark up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: spark up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To make more exotic or fun.

Transitive verb

verb

To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.

Intransitive verb

verb

To light a cigarette etc. for (a person).

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To initiate (a conversation, debate etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To provide electrification.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Spark me up, mate."
"Again, to go back to the history of British Railways, there were moves to introduce electrification more widely when the West Coast Main Line was sparked up in the 1960s, but this was rejected by dyed-in-the-wool old regional railway managers who did not like the hassle of putting up the wires."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sparks up (present, singular) sparking up (participle, present) sparked up (participle, past) sparked up (past)

Synonyms

sex up spice up light up strike up

Questions

What does spark up mean?: To rekindle.

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