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cheer

  [cheer]
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–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)
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.
—Idioms
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

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.

Antonyms:
10. discourage, depress.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

cheer up

Become or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up. This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did (2 Henry IV, 4:4): "My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself." [Late 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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