adjective
- enthusiastic or excited
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense and past participle of fire; dismissed from a job
- past tense and past participle of fire; discharged a weapon or projectile
- past tense and past participle of fire; ignited or set ablaze
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was fired from her job last week.
- The soldier fired his rifle at the target.
- They fired the pottery in the kiln.
- The coach fired up the team before the game.
- He got fired for being late too many times.
- The cannon was fired at dawn.
- The students were fired up about the school dance.