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

Expect Missouri to come out sharper and fired up, as both teams will be for this intense rivalry. — Pj Green september 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Monty Montanez, the Chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party, said this is a chance to fire up their voters. — Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Instead, Underwood got one more chance to fire up a Hail Mary pass. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Dry enough that the Ranch’s artists needed special permission to fire up the kiln. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for fire up

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