Fire up
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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To make someone feel excited, energetic, or enthusiastic
Example sentence
The coach's speech fired up the team before the final game.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: fire up + people (noun)
fire up the crowd
fire up the fans
fire up the team
get fired up
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The singer fired up the audience with her first song. ✅ (Correct)
The singer fired the audience up with her first song. ✅ (Correct)
Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To start a machine, engine, or piece of equipment
Example sentence
He fired up the grill and started cooking burgers.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: fire up + machine (noun)
fire up the engine
fire up the grill
fire up the computer
fire up the oven
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She fired up the laptop and started working. ✅ (Correct)
She fired the laptop up and started working. ✅ (Correct)