sparkplug

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verb

To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).

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Meanings

nounsparkplug (plural sparkplugs)

plural sparkplugs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of spark plug.
verbsparkplug (third-person singular simple present sparkplugs, present participle sparkplugging, simple past and past participle sparkplugged)

present singular third person sparkplugs · participle present sparkplugging · participle past sparkplugged · past sparkplugged

  1. transitiveTo serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).

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

    1953, Brazilian Business, volume 33, page 21
    1 more example

    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.

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