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.

Examples of fire up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Listen to this article The restless spirit of Woody Guthrie has a way of rising up again every few years to fire up a new throng of activists, artists and adventurers with his songs of hope, freedom, change and compassion. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024 So go ahead and fire up the grill, then sit back and enjoy the fireworks. —

The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024 The cave art discoveries have challenged a longstanding belief that artistic expression — and the cognitive leap that fired up the human imagination — began in Europe. —

Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 July 2024 Rapper Killer Mike is moving past his arrest at the Grammy Awards earlier this year seemingly scot-free and fired up. —

Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire up

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