cheer

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cheer

The team's cheer echoed through the stadium after the winning goal.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A shout of encouragement, approval, or joy: A loud vocal expression of support or happiness, often made by a group of people.
    • A feeling of happiness, encouragement, or comfort: The state or quality of being cheerful; something that provides a mood of optimism or gladness.

  2. Verb:

    • To shout encouragement, approval, or joy: To express support or happiness for someone or something by shouting.
    • To give comfort or hope to; to make happier: To cause someone to feel less sad or discouraged; to brighten someone's mood.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The crowd gave a loud cheer when the team scored.
    • Her visit brought cheer to the patients in the hospital.

  • Verb:

    • The fans cheer for their favorite players at every game.
    • I tried to cheer my friend after she received bad news.
Advanced Usage

  • "to cheer on": To encourage someone loudly, especially in a competition.

    • We went to the race to cheer on our friend.

  • "to cheer up": To become or cause someone to become happier or less sad.

    • He bought her flowers to cheer her up.

  • "Three cheers for...": A traditional call for a series of three shouts of "hurrah" to honor or congratulate someone.

    • Three cheers for the newlyweds! Hip hip, hooray!
Variants and Related Words

  • Cheerful (adj): Noticeably happy and optimistic.

    • She has a cheerful personality.

  • Cheerleader (n): A person who leads cheers at a sports event; (figuratively) a vocal supporter.

    • The cheerleaders energized the crowd.

  • Cheerio (interjection, chiefly British): A friendly greeting or farewell.

    • "Cheerio!" he said as he left.
Synonyms
  • Noun (shout): Acclamation, hurrah, hooray.
  • Noun (happiness): Gladness, joy, merriment.
  • Verb (shout): Applaud, root for, hail.
  • Verb (comfort): Encourage, uplift, hearten.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Cheer up: (As shown in Advanced Usage).
  • Cheer on: (As shown in Advanced Usage).
Related Idioms

  • "Be of good cheer": An old-fashioned or formal way to tell someone to be brave and hopeful.

    • Despite the difficulties, he told them to be of good cheer.

  • "What cheer?": An archaic greeting meaning "How are you?"

    • What cheer, my good fellow?
cheer

The team's cheer echoed through the stadium after the winning goal.

Noun
  1. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
    • flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
  2. a cry or shout of approval
Verb
  1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
    • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
  2. become cheerful
  3. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
    • She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee
  4. show approval or good wishes by shouting
    • everybody cheered the birthday boy
  5. give encouragement to

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