fire up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To ignite.
They're[renewables] not strong enough to fire up the plants that you need to make your country great. The wind doesn't blow. Those big windmills are so pathetic and so bad, so expensive to operate, and they have to be rebuilt all the time and they start to rust and rot.
2025 September 23, Donald Trump, speech at United Nations:Let's fire up the grill and have a barbecue.
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(intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start.
The generator fired up shortly after the power failure began.
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(informal, transitive) To launch; to run.
Fire up your computer.
Fire up a text editor.
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(transitive) To excite; to infuse with energy.
The band went out to fire up the crowd before the game.
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(dated, intransitive) To grow irritated or angry.
He […] fired up, and stood vigorously on his defence.
1911, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Bunyan, John”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fires up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fired up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fired up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| firing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Descendants
Synonyms
inspire · set aflame · spice · ignite · liven up · start up · liven · fire · energize · kindle · set alight · enliven · light · start up · spice up · alight · fire · ginger · torch · animate · inspirit · stimulate · inflame · conflagrate · awaken · inflame · set afire · spice up · enkindle · brighten · invigorate · set ablaze · exalt · kindle · leaven · perk up · light up · set on fire · enthuse · quicken · excite · inflame · cheer · aflame · ginger up · arouse · fire up · jazz · vitalise · set fire · fire up · ginger up · activate · bright · anger · beghast
Translations (29)
ro porni (Of an engine: to start) · ro aprinde (To ignite) · el τρέχω (Computing: to launch) · el ανάβω (Of an engine: to start) · ro porni (Computing: to launch) · el ενεργοποιώ (Of an engine: to start) · ro deschide (Computing: to launch) · es arrancar (Of an engine: to start) · de entzünden (To ignite) · el ανάβω (To ignite) · es bootear (Computing: to launch) · el εκτελώ (Computing: to launch) · es iniciar (Computing: to launch) · de starten (Of an engine: to start) · es prender (To ignite) · el εκκινώ (Of an engine: to start) · de starten (Computing: to launch) · el αναφλέγω (To ignite) · el πυροδοτώ (To excite) · it lanciare (Computing: to launch) · es encender (Of an engine: to start) · el διεγείρω (To excite) · de anwerfen (Of an engine: to start) · el ξεκινώ (Of an engine: to start) · de starten (To ignite) · it avviare (Of an engine: to start) · cs nastartovat (Of an engine: to start) · es arrancar (Computing: to launch) · it accendere (Of an engine: to start)