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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
cheer
n 1: a cry or shout of approval
2: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers
added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" [syn:
cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine] [ant:
uncheerfulness]
v 1: give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate,
embolden] [ant: dishearten, put off]
2: show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered
the birthday boy"
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" [syn: cheer, cheer up, jolly along,
jolly up]
4: become cheerful [syn: cheer, cheer up, chirk up] [ant:
complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off]
5: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer,
root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort,
pep up]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cheer \Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheered (ch[=e]rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. cheering.]
1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --
often with up. --Cowpe.
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2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to
inspirit; to solace or comfort.
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The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
--Dryden.
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3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers;
as, to cheer hounds in a chase.
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To cheer ship, to salute a passing ship by cheers of
sailors stationed in the rigging.
Syn: To gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console;
enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cheer \Cheer\ (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF.
chiere, F. ch[`e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka`ra head; akin
to Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E.
cranium.]
1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] "Sweat
of thy cheer." --Wyclif.
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2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
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Be of good cheer. --Matt. ix. 2.
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The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.
--Holland.
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3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
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I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. --Shak.
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1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness;
provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a
table loaded with good cheer.
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5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy
enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
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Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
--Tennyson.
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What cheer? How do you fare? What is there that is
cheering?
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cheer \Cheer\, v. i.
1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually
with up.
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At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --A.
Philips.
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2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.]
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How cheer'st thou, Jessica? --Shak.
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3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.
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And even the ranks of Tusculum
Could scare forbear to cheer. --Macaulay.
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Thesaurus Results for cheer:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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