cheer

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/t͡ʃɪə̯/

noun 7verb 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

big, deafening, great, hearty, huge, loud, rousing

When the home team scored, a loud cheer erupted from the excited crowd.

VERB + CHEER

give (sb)

The crowd gave three loud cheers as the team walked onto the field.

be greeted by/with, get, raise

The winning team was greeted with cheers from the excited crowd.

CHEER + VERB

go up

When the home team scored, a loud cheer went up from all the fans in the stadium.

CHEER + NOUN

leader

PREP

amid/amidst ~

The team walked onto the field amidst cheers from the excited crowd.

to ~s

The team walked onto the field to enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.

~ for

The crowd gave a big cheer for the home team after they scored the winning goal.

~ from

A big cheer from the audience erupted when the home team scored the winning goal.

~ of

The crowd erupted in cheers of joy when the home team scored the winning goal.

PHRASES

three cheers for sb/sth

Let's give three cheers for the team that won the championship this year!

(verb.) shout to encourage sb

ADV

loudly, wildly

The fans cheered wildly when their team scored the winning goal in the final minute.

PREP

for

The crowd cheered for the winning athlete as she crossed the finish line.

(verb.) make sb happy/more hopeful

ADV

greatly, a lot

The good exam results greatly cheered the whole class on Friday afternoon.

a bit | up

PREP

(up) with

My friend cheered me up with a funny video when I was feeling sad.

Definitions

noun

A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.

That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.

a table loaded with good cheer

"And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome crile, come along with me."

A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".

Three cheers for the birthday boy!

A cheer rose from the crowd.

A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.

One's facial expression or countenance.

And soo on the morne they were alle accorded that they shold departe eueryche from other / And on the morne they departed with wepynge chere / and euery knyȝt took the way that hym lyked best

Heraclitus taking pitie and compassion of the very same condition of ours, was continually seene with a sad, mournfull, and heavie cheere [translating visage], and with teares trickling downe his blubbered eyes.

verb

To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.

We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.

⁠How often shall her old fireside ⁠Be cheer’d with tidings of the bride, How often she herself return, […]

To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.

The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.

To encourage to do something.

Let’s cheere our ſouldiers to incounter him, […] And burne him in the fury of that flame, That none can quench but blood and Empery.

To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.

The crowd cheered the athletes.

To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).

The finance sector will cheer this decision.

noun

Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.

Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.

I'm going to wear my new cheer shoes at cheer today.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

cheerfulness
sunniness
sunshine

verb — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

verb — give encouragement to

Antonyms

uncheerfulness
complain
kick
plain
quetch
kvetch
dishearten

Idioms & Phrases

cheer up

To become happier or less downcast.

I cheered up after seeing the results.

Bronx cheer

Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”).

Princeton's defeat by Annapolis is regretted here as the Staggs say if they win in the East it won't be held as such-a-much, whereas if Chicago loses the East will grin and give We

Example Bank

I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.

Wiktionary

a table loaded with good cheer

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We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.

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⁠How often shall her old fireside ⁠Be cheer’d with tidings of the bride, How often she herself return, […]

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The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cheer is marked as obsolete, figuratively, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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