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cheer

/ cheer /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a cry or shout of approval
Type of:
approval commendation
Kinds of:
banzai bravo hurrah hooray salvo
verb Sense 2
show approval or good wishes by shouting
"everybody cheered the birthday boy"
Type of:
applaud
Kinds of:
lighten buoy up
Derived:
cheerer cheering shouting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
urge on or encourage especially by shouts
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Type of:
encourage
Kinds of:
cheerlead
Derived:
exhortation incitement urging cheerer cheering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
become cheerful
Opposites:
complain kick plain sound off quetch
Type of:
rejoice joy
Kinds of:
exult rejoice triumph jubilate lighten
Derived:
cheerfulness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
"She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
Kinds of:
amuse
Derived:
cheerfulness
Causes:
cheer up chirk up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
give encouragement to
Opposites:
dishearten put off
Type of:
encourage
Kinds of:
take heart buck up
Derived:
cheering shouting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 7
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
"flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
Opposites:
uncheerfulness
Type of:
attribute
Kinds of:
good-temperedness good-humoredness good humouredness good naturedness
Has parts:
disposition temperament
Derived:
cheer up jolly along jolly up chirk up
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
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Related Words

approval commendation banzai bravo hurrah hooray salvo applaud lighten buoy up encourage cheerlead