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Fire up Moderate

Fire up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

arouse or excite feelings and passions

"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"

2

begin to smoke

"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

3

To ignite.

Example Sentences
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor" verb
"The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world" verb
"Wake old feelings of hatred" verb
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up" verb
See Also
excite fires up energy firing up start run launch infuse
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
arouse ignite
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ferment
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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