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

Just hitting a big play, that’s going to get everybody going, get everybody fired up. —Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025

Indeed, rowing fires up a majority of the muscles in your body, Peloton rowing instructor Ash Pryor, CPT, tells SELF. —Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025

Polaris almost ready for 'Dawn' Monday, August 26, 2024: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fires up its nine Merlin engines atop NASA's Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to ensure all is ready for the private Polaris Dawn launch on Aug. 27. —Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025

Also, the general lack of parking gets people fired up. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024