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 up

We were fired up for the concert.

Examples of fire up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Champion finished speaking about Belichick's loss, Strahan's co-star, Lara Spencer, asked the former NFL star for his thoughts, and he got fired up. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Bazaar Meat closed at the Sahara on July 31, and Andrés and his team are fired up and ready to launch the next incarnation. —Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

So rejoice, and fire up an éclade at your next cookout, campfire, or clambake. —Peter Barrett, Outside, 30 Aug. 2025

When Libra Season begins on the 22nd, your focus shifts toward intimacy and transformation, while Mars in Scorpio fires up your expansion zone. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for fire up

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