fire up

phrasal verb

fired up; firing up; fires up

: to start (something) by lighting a fire

We fired up the grill for the barbecue.

: 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.

: 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.

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Seven seconds later, the Starship second stage made a hot-staging separation where the Super Heavy kept its engines firing while Starship fired up. —

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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 Their daily routine is: smoke, fire up one slasher after another, survive on junk food, Lunchables, and Gatorades. —

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 Interest from Saudi Arabia in Vinicius is constant and set to be fired up across the next couple of transfer windows. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire up