fire up

Verb

Meaning

begin to smoke

arouse or excite feelings and passions

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Synonyms

light heat wake ignite inflame stir up light up kindle rouse rev move start fire jump-start drive

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Antonyms

josh guy daunt razz smoke suppress

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Hypernyms

kindle light fire raise provoke ignite

Hyponyms

ferment

Examples

After the meal, some of the diners lit up Source: Internet

The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor Source: Internet

The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world Source: Internet

Wake old feelings of hatred Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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