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spark

/spɑːk/noun

उच्चारण स्पार्क

चिंगारी; झलक; कारण

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a very small burning piece of material that is produced by something that is burning or by hitting two hard surfaces together; a small amount of a quality or feeling; an action or event that causes something important to happen

    चिंगारी; झलक; कारण

    • sparks from the fire
    • a spark of hope
    • the spark that started the revolt
    + 3 more examples
    • A spark from the stove set the cloth on fire.
    • There wasn't a spark of interest in her voice.
    • A small spark of anger turned into a bitter quarrel.

    Synonyms flash flicker glint trace trigger

verb
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    [T, I] ~ sth (off)

    to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly; to produce small flashes of fire

    भड़काना, शुरू करना

    • The decision sparked protests.
    • His remark sparked a heated discussion.
    • Cutting the wire sparked and the lights went out.
    + 1 more example
    • The news sparked excitement across the campus.

    Synonyms trigger provoke ignite cause set off

    Opposite prevent stop quell

→Phrasal verbs 1

spark off

to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly

(अचानक) भड़का देना, शुरू करा देना

  • The arrest of the leader sparked off protests across the state.
  • A single remark sparked off a heated debate.
◇Word family
sparkle verbsparkling adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

flash flicker glint trace trigger provoke ignite cause set off

Antonyms

prevent stop quell

?Which word?

Keep the start-something words: spark, trigger, ignite, provoke, set off, prompt.

कुछ शुरू करने के शब्द याद रखिए: spark, trigger, ignite, provoke, set off, prompt।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Spark off (cause something to start suddenly: 'spark off a debate'), spark a controversy or protests, bright spark (a clever person, often used ironically).

Collocation बहुत पूछा जाता है: spark off (अचानक कुछ शुरू कराना: 'spark off a debate'), spark a controversy या protests (विवाद या विरोध भड़काना), bright spark (चतुर व्यक्ति, प्रायः व्यंग्य में)।

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General knowledge

History GK: the greased cartridges of the Enfield rifle were the immediate spark (cause) of the Revolt of 1857, which began at Meerut on 10 May 1857; Mangal Pandey fired at Barrackpore.

इतिहास GK में Enfield राइफ़ल के चर्बी लगे कारतूस 1857 के विद्रोह की तात्कालिक चिंगारी (कारण) थे, जो 10 मई 1857 को मेरठ से शुरू हुआ; मंगल पांडे ने बैरकपुर में गोली चलाई।