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

Brazil, for which co-production has become a Holy Grail, can now dangle once more a minority co-production fund to fire up first partnerships with international partners. —John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024

Super easy to make and ready in minutes, there’s no need to even fire up the oven. —Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024

Once she was fully lowered down underneath the set, the crew would send fire up through nearby vents in the floor. —Eric Andersson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

The pick: Mater Dei. San Pedro (9-3) vs. Narbonne (6-6) at El Camino College, 6 p.m. Advertisement Narbonne players will need no pep talk to be fired up for this City Section Open Division final. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024