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

Telemark's snow guns fired up last week in time for early season skiing, and the annual Turkey Birkie. —Derek James, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025

You might even get fired up enough to be able to take on Black Friday. —Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025

When winter arrives, the city fires up the saunas, removes the Nordic skis from storage, and makes the most of the lake-effect snow. —Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025

Squat-to-Overhead Reach with Calf Raise This functional combo move is an efficient way to fire up a wide range of muscles at once. —Jenny McCoy, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for fire up

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