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 upWe were fired up for the concert.
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We’re fired up to bring that to fans across the country again!
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Marina Watts, People.com, 29 July 2025
In the summer of 2001, Elon Musk sat in a Manhattan hotel room, fired up his laptop, and browsed NASA.gov.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
In the past, one of the few training camp guarantees was that whenever the defense got fired up and chatty, DK Metcalf would bark back in the name of the offense.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Nothing fires up Google’s algorithm quite like talk of the return of skinny jeans, but for fall/winter 2025 designers are conspiring to relaunch another dormant Noughties trend: slouchy boho boots that puddle around the ankles and fold over the calves.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 29 July 2025
In the summer of 2001, Elon Musk sat in a Manhattan hotel room, fired up his laptop, and browsed NASA.gov.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
In the past, one of the few training camp guarantees was that whenever the defense got fired up and chatty, DK Metcalf would bark back in the name of the offense.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Nothing fires up Google’s algorithm quite like talk of the return of skinny jeans, but for fall/winter 2025 designers are conspiring to relaunch another dormant Noughties trend: slouchy boho boots that puddle around the ankles and fold over the calves.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire up
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“Fire up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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