fire up

verb

fired up; firing up; fires up

1

: to start (something) by lighting a fire

We fired up the grill for the barbecue.

2

: to cause (something) to start working

I fired up my computer and got down to work.

Before we start working let's fire up the coffeemaker.

3

: to fill (someone) with energy or enthusiasm

The coach fired up the players with a pep talk.

—usually used as (be/get) fired up

We were fired up for the concert.

Examples of fire up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While working on the Venezuela rescue mission, Short and the other team members were recently firing up a smoker for burgers and roasted potatoes in the kitchen a floor below their conference room. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

People fired up their grills, cracked open plenty of beer and celebrated the greatest country on the planet. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Passionate Mars fires up your 7th House of Partnership, forming an easy trine to powerful Pluto in your 3rd House of Communication and accelerating understanding. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

The creamy side dish is sure to get your guests’ taste buds fired up. — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for fire up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup