"spark" meaning in All languages combined

See spark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /spɑːk/ [UK], /spɑrk/ [US] Audio: en-us-spark.ogg [US] Forms: spark, sparks [plural]
enPR: späk [UK], spärk [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A spark is something that is created by rubbing two objects quickly. Used for starting fires with fuels.
    Sense id: simple-spark-en-noun-qOe7zt9y

Verb [English]

IPA: /spɑːk/ [UK], /spɑrk/ [US] Audio: en-us-spark.ogg [US] Forms: spark [canonical], sparks [third-person, singular], sparked [past], sparked [past, participle], sparking [present, participle]
enPR: späk [UK], spärk [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Spark means to cause.
    Sense id: simple-spark-en-verb-GFWxii4X
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