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

While perhaps not necessarily fired up about the Chiefs’ 22-9 win over the Giants on Sunday night, fans were relieved and happy to see Kansas City prevail. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025

Mario Cristobal fired up the fans and made a toast with cafecito. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

Polling shows Democrats are more fired up in opposition to Trump’s presidency than Republicans are in support of it. —Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025

Realizing the error, Sainz quickly fired up his FW47 and went straight to his garage without stopping anywhere else. —Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for fire up

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