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

Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, another NASA official spearheading the Moon base initiative, were clearly fired up about the possibility of using existing hardware to bring new capabilities to the lunar program. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

But the rest of the season looked pretty promising, and the fiery post-regular-season message from Bowness probably should've had players fired up. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Creative momentum builds as Mars fires up your 5th House of Creativity, while Jupiter in your 7th House of Partnership offers cooperative support. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

All the guys were kind of fired up to see him in the locker room. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

Rhymes for fire up

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