HyperDic: fire_up

English > 2 senses of the expression fire up:
VERBemotionfire up, inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heatarouse or excite feelings and passions
consumptionfire up, light up, lightbegin to smoke
English > fire up: 2 senses > verb 1, emotion
MeaningArouse or excite feelings and passions.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsinflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat
Narrowerfermentwork up into agitation or excitement / excitement
Broaderarouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeCall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Spanishcalentar, encender, inflamar
English > fire up: 2 senses > verb 2, consumption
MeaningBegin to smoke.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymslight up, light
Entailssmokeinhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
Broaderignite, lightCause to start burning
Spanishencenderse, prender
Catalancalar, encendre's

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict