fire up
phrasal 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 upWe were fired up for the concert.
Examples of fire up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Kings fired up a franchise-record 58 3-point attempts in Tuesday’s 112-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
The forged will be fired up, and an experienced metalworker will give demonstrations.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
This soundscape fires up some moments but flattens out the following scenes.
—David Benedict, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Remote play allows gamers to fire up console or PC titles and stream them to smartphone screens.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
The protest spoiled Putin’s picture of overwhelming popularity and showed that many Russians are still fired up by Navalny’s dream of a free and democratic Russia.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
The groom's post got people pretty fired up and garnered more than 1,000 comments, with most siding with him on the issue.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Dangerous storms that are likely to fire up across the middle part of the United States could bring strong to severe storms to the Kansas City area Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
Sikh for Justice's coordinator Avtar Singh Pannu is there helping to fire up the crowd.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
The forged will be fired up, and an experienced metalworker will give demonstrations.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
This soundscape fires up some moments but flattens out the following scenes.
—David Benedict, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Remote play allows gamers to fire up console or PC titles and stream them to smartphone screens.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
The protest spoiled Putin’s picture of overwhelming popularity and showed that many Russians are still fired up by Navalny’s dream of a free and democratic Russia.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
The groom's post got people pretty fired up and garnered more than 1,000 comments, with most siding with him on the issue.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Dangerous storms that are likely to fire up across the middle part of the United States could bring strong to severe storms to the Kansas City area Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
Sikh for Justice's coordinator Avtar Singh Pannu is there helping to fire up the crowd.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Fire up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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