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

With the Horned Frogs trailing 31-28 in the second quarter, Van Lith forced a turnover and immediately began to fire up her teammates on the bench and the court. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025

The Sooners were fired up for their last home game of the 2024-25 season before closing out their SEC schedule at rival Texas on Saturday. —The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025

The idea is to grab a sensor/lens combo from your carry bag, fire up the camera app and click on the new icon that appears to switch to the System optics instead of the smartphone's native camera and then snap your scene in glorious MFT detail. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025

The disruptive storm was building over the Rockies early Monday but will strengthen and expand over much of the central US by Tuesday morning, firing up severe thunderstorms on its southern side and wintry weather to its north. —Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for fire up

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