Meaning of spark up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To rekindle.
   transitive
2. To make more exotic or fun.
   transitive
3. To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.
   intransitive
4. To initiate (a conversation, debate etc.).
   transitive
5. To provide electrification.
   informal

Examples

“Again, to go back to the history of British Railways, there were moves to introduce electrification more widely when the West Coast Main Line was sparked up in the 1960s, but this was rejected by dyed-in-the-wool old regional railway managers who did not like the hassle of putting up the wires.”

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