sparkplug
[ spahrk-pluhg ]
/ ˈspɑrkˌplʌg /
verb (used with object), spark·plugged, spark·plug·ging. Informal.
to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone.
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Nearby words
sparkling, sparkling water, sparkling wine, sparkly, sparkover, sparkplug, sparks, sparks, jared, sparky, sparling, sparoid
Origin of sparkplug
v. use of spark plug
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Examples from the Web for sparkplug
Burns picked up a sparkplug from the office desk as he spoke.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond