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

Ahead of Saturday's foursomes matches, McMahan, who was hired as an MC for the event, attempted to fire up the crowd on Long Island. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

At this point, Chargers fans might want to spend their bye week firing up the mock draft simulator and figuring out how to fix this team next season. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Pan-African socialist Richard Moore, tall and voluble, gets suitably fired up when radicalism, politics and racial pride are the subjects. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

So fire up the popcorn popper, turn down the lights, and nestle into your favorite spot on the couch. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for fire up

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