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Definition of Fire up
1. Verb. Arouse or excite feelings and passions. "Wake old feelings of hatred"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Ferment
Derivative terms: Heat, Inflaming, Inflammation, Inflammatory
2. Verb. Begin to smoke. "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Definition of Fire up
1. Verb. (transitive) To ignite. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive computing informal) To launch; to run. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To excite; to infuse with energy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Up
Literary usage of Fire up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peculiar: A Tale of the Great Transition by Epes Sargent (1864)
"... XIII» fire up ! " What is the end and essence of life ? It is to expand all
our faculties and affections. It is to grow, to gain by exercise new energy, ..."
2. Wisconsin Journal of Education by Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin Education Association, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction (1860)
"And once in a miserable steamer having been weather-bound for twelve hours in a
Mediterranean port, we heard with joy the Captain's call, "fire up. ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1858)
"We are carrying thirty pounds of steam now, Sir,' said this important functionary,'
which is full as much as the boilers will bear.' ' fire up ..."
4. The London Medical Gazette (1844)
"... as the mere infant can rarely get to the fire. Up to the age of fire, the
danger from this source increases every year; for vivacity, curiosity, ..."
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