sparkplug

See also: spark plug

English

Noun

sparkplug (plural sparkplugs)

1. Alternative form of spark plug

Verb

sparkplug (third-person singular simple present sparkplugs, present participle sparkplugging, simple past and past participle sparkplugged)

1. (transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
   • 1953, Brazilian Business, volume 33, page 21:

     It was he who sparkplugged last year's Biennal of Modern Art, which was planned and carried out in less than nine months.

   • 1978, Dorothy Chambers Watts, The Tyree Tree, page 260:

     We are especially indebted to Jimmie Mackie for his interest and the organizational skill he displayed in sparkplugging the building of the Council houses, naming them Tyrie Gardens and planning the elaborate dedicatory program.