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cheer
[cheer] 
–noun
| 1. | a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium. |
| 2. | a set or traditional form of shout used by spectators to encourage or show enthusiasm for an athletic team, contestant, etc., as rah! rah! rah! |
| 3. | something that gives joy or gladness; encouragement; comfort: words of cheer. |
| 4. | a state of feeling or spirits: Their good cheer overcame his depression. |
| 5. | gladness, gaiety, or animation: full of cheer and good spirits. |
| 6. | food and drink: tables laden with cheer. |
| 7. | Archaic. facial expression. |
–interjection
| 8. | cheers, (used as a salutation or toast.) |
–verb (used with object)
| 9. | to salute with shouts of approval, congratulation, triumph, etc.: The team members cheered their captain. |
| 10. | to gladden or cause joy to; inspire with cheer (often fol. by up): The good news cheered her. |
| 11. | to encourage or incite: She cheered him on when he was about to give up. |
–verb (used without object)
—Idioms| 12. | to utter cheers of approval, encouragement, triumph, etc. |
| 13. | to become happier or more cheerful (often fol. by up): She cheered up as soon as the sun began to shine. |
| 14. | Obsolete. to be or feel in a particular state of mind or spirits. |
| 15. | be of good cheer, (used as an exhortation to be cheerful): Be of good cheer! Things could be much worse. |
| 16. | with good cheer, cheerfully; willingly: She accepted her lot with good cheer. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME chere face < AF; cf. OF chiere < LL cara face, head < Gk kárā head
1175–1225; ME chere face < AF; cf. OF chiere < LL cara face, head < Gk kárā head
Related forms:
cheerer, noun
cheer⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
3. solace. 5. joy, mirth, glee, merriment. 9. applaud. 10. exhilarate, animate. Cheer, gladden, enliven mean to make happy or lively. To cheer is to comfort, to restore hope and cheerfulness to (now often cheer up, when thoroughness, a definite time, or a particular point in the action is referred to): to cheer a sick person; She soon cheered him up. (Compare eat up. ) To gladden does not imply a state of sadness to begin with, but suggests bringing pleasure or happiness to someone: to gladden someone's heart with good news. Enliven suggests bringing vivacity and liveliness: to enliven a dull evening, a party. 11. inspirit.
3. solace. 5. joy, mirth, glee, merriment. 9. applaud. 10. exhilarate, animate. Cheer, gladden, enliven mean to make happy or lively. To cheer is to comfort, to restore hope and cheerfulness to (now often cheer up, when thoroughness, a definite time, or a particular point in the action is referred to): to cheer a sick person; She soon cheered him up. (Compare eat up. ) To gladden does not imply a state of sadness to begin with, but suggests bringing pleasure or happiness to someone: to gladden someone's heart with good news. Enliven suggests bringing vivacity and liveliness: to enliven a dull evening, a party. 11. inspirit.
Antonyms:
10. discourage, depress.
10. discourage, depress.
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| cheer (chîr) n.
v. tr.
[Middle English chere, expression, mood, from Old French chiere, face, from Late Latin cara, from Greek kara, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] cheer'er n., cheer'ing·ly adv. |
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Cheer
Cheer\ (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. ch[`e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ? 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. 2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart. Be of good cheer. --Matt. ix. 2. The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer. --Holland. 3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. --Shak. 1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer. 5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc. Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. --Tennyson. Whzt cheer? Now do you fare? What is there that is cheering?Cheer
Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheered; p. pr. & vb. n. cheering.]1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up. --Cowpe. 2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered. --Dryden. 3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase. 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.Cheer
Cheer\, v. i. 1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually with up. At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --A. Philips. 2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.] How cheer'st thou, Jessica? --Shak. 3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc. And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear to cheer. --Macaulay.
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Language Translation for : cheer
Spanish:
viva, hurra,
German:
das Hurra,
Japanese:
かっさい
cheer
c.1225, from Anglo-Norm. chere "the face," from O.Fr. chiere, from L.L. cara "face," from Gk. kara "head," from PIE base *ker- "head." Already by M.E. meaning had extended metaphorically to "mood, demeanor, mental condition" as reflected in the face. Could be in a good or bad sense ("The feend ... beguiled her with treacherye, and brought her into a dreerye cheere," "Merline," c.1500), but positive sense has predominated since c.1400. Meaning "shout of encouragement" first recorded 1720, perhaps nautical slang (earlier "to encourage by words or deeds," c.1430). Cheer up (intrans.) first attested 1676. Cheers as a salute or toast when taking a drink is British, 1919. Cheerleader first recorded 1903, Amer.Eng. Cheerful is from c.1400.
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cheer
In addition to the idioms beginning with cheer, also see three cheers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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cheer
open two-wheeled vehicle that was the American adaptation of the French chaise. Its chairlike body, seating the passengers on one seat above the axle, was hung by leather braces from a pair of square wooden springs attached to the shafts
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