fire up
Verb
Meaning
begin to smoke
arouse or excite feelings and passions
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After the meal, some of the diners lit up
The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
Wake old feelings of hatred
All current model AKM rifles can mount under-barrel 40 mm grenade launchers such as the GP-25 and its variants, which can fire up to 20 rounds per minute and have an effective range of up to 400 metres.
Another meal I had been missing lately is barbecued ribs, since I don’t fire up the barbecue for these unless company is coming, and lately they aren’t.