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

At the time, the locals wanted to hear live music, fire up the grill, and celebrate the start of summer. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025

As expected, the overall offshore and global weekend was again led by Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon which has fired up $358.2M worldwide from two sessions. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 June 2025

Intense thunderstorms fired up Thursday afternoon throughout most of the Baltimore area as a cold front moved into the region, according to the NWS. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025

When the Giants fired up OTAs, Nabers was noticeably absent from the group on the field, as New York wideouts caught passes from the multi-time Pro Bowler for the first time. —Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

Rhymes for fire up

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