fire up
Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To arouse or excite strong feelings, enthusiasm, or passion in someone: To stimulate a powerful emotional or motivational response.
- To ignite or start a fire or engine: To cause something to begin burning or operating.
Usage and Examples
Verb (to arouse/excite):
- The coach's speech before the game fired up the entire team.
- Her passionate argument about climate change fired up the audience.
- Reading that book fired up my imagination.
Verb (to ignite/start):
- He fired up the grill for the barbecue.
- Let me fire up my computer and check the email.
- It took a few tries to fire up the old generator.
Advanced Usage
- To be/get fired up: To be or become very excited, enthusiastic, or angry.
- The crowd was really fired up for the concert.
- He got fired up when he heard the unfair criticism.
Variants and Related Words
- Fired up (adjective): Describing a state of excitement or readiness.
- The players were fired up and ready to win.
- Fire (verb): To discharge a weapon; to dismiss from a job; to bake in a kiln.
- Ignite (verb): To set on fire; to arouse feelings (a close synonym).
Synonyms
- Arouse
- Excite
- Stimulate
- Inspire
- Ignite
- Inflame
- Stir up
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Fire away: To begin asking questions vigorously.
- "If you have any questions, just fire away."
- Fire off: To send or say something quickly and often angrily.
- He fired off an angry email to customer service.
Related Idioms
- Trial by fire: A difficult test or challenge that one must endure at the beginning of an activity.
- His first week on the job was a real trial by fire.
- Under fire: Being criticized or attacked.
- The government's policy is under fire from the opposition.
Verb
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begin to smoke
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After the meal, some of the diners lit up
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arouse or excite feelings and passions
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The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
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The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
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Wake old feelings of hatred
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