fire up

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Inflame with enthusiasm, anger, or another strong emotion, as in Her speech fired up the crowd in favor of her proposals. This expression dates from the early 1800s, when it referred literally to starting a fire in a furnace or boiler; its figurative use dates from the late 1800s.

Light a pipe, cigar, or cigarette, as in Do you mind if I fire up? [Late 1800s] A more common term, however, is light up, def. 2.

Start the ignition of an engine, as in Whenever he tried to fire up the motor, it stalled. [Mid-1900s]

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释义	fire up SEE SYNONYMS FOR fire up ON THESAURUS.COM 1 Inflame with enthusiasm, anger, or another strong emotion, as in Her speech fired up the crowd in favor of her proposals. This expression dates from the early 1800s, when it referred literally to starting a fire in a furnace or boiler; its figurative use dates from the late 1800s. 2 Light a pipe, cigar, or cigarette, as in Do you mind if I fire up? [Late 1800s] A more common term, however, is light up, def. 2. 3 Start the ignition of an engine, as in Whenever he tried to fire up the motor, it stalled. [Mid-1900s] Words nearby fire up fire tower, fire trail, firetrap, fire truck, fire-tube boiler, fire up, fire walking, firewall, firewarden, fire watcher, firewater The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to fire up exasperate, infuriate, excite, irritate, enrage, inflame, rile, disgust, anger, bother, ignite, agitate, disturb, rouse, embitter, worsen, exacerbate, roil, arouse, incense
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