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

Brind’Amour raised his eyebrows a bit at the notion of Andersen being fired up. —James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Props to Congresswoman Luna for firing up the internet with some actually enjoyable content. —David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

So the possibility of a dream sign-and-trade that has fans fired up? —Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

There's even a bit of drama in the way the key fob lowers into a slot on the central console to fire up the car. —New Atlas, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for fire up

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