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| NOUN | 1 | cheer | A cry or shout of approval |
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| 2 | cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine | The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom | |
| VERB | 1 | cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden | Give encouragement to |
| 2 | cheer | Show approval or good wishes by shouting | |
| 3 | cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up | Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful | |
| 4 | cheer, cheer up, chirk up | Become cheerful | |
| 5 | cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | Urge on or encourage especially by shouts |
| Sounds | chih'r |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir, adhere, amir, and 92 more rhymes in ihr... |
| Meaning | A cry or shout of approval. |
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| Broader | approval, commendation |
| Narrower | banzai; bravo; hurrah, hooray; salvo |
| Verbs | cheer |
| Meaning | The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom. |
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| Examples | "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" |
| Synonyms | cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine |
| Contrary | uncheerfulness |
| Part of | disposition, temperament |
| Broader | attribute |
| Narrower | good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness |
| Attributes | cheerful; cheerless, uncheerful |
| Adjectives | cheery; cheery |
| Verbs | cheer; cheer |
| Meaning | Give encouragement to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | The good news will cheer her |
| Synonyms | hearten, recreate, embolden |
| Contrary | dishearten, put off |
| Broader | encourage |
| Narrower | take heart, buck up |
| Nouns | cheering |
| Meaning | Show approval or good wishes by shouting. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "everybody cheered the birthday boy" |
| Broader | applaud |
| Narrower | lighten, lighten up, buoy up |
| Nouns | cheerer; cheer; cheering |
| Meaning | Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" |
| Synonyms | cheer up, jolly along, jolly up |
| Cause to | cheer, cheer up, chirk up |
| Narrower | amuse |
| Nouns | cheer |
| Meaning | Become cheerful. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | cheer up, chirk up |
| Contrary | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch |
| Caused by | cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up |
| Broader | rejoice, joy |
| Narrower | exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate; lighten, lighten up, buoy up |
| Nouns | cheer |
| Meaning | Urge on or encourage especially by shouts. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" |
| Synonyms | inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up |
| Broader | encourage |
| Narrower | cheerlead |
| Nouns | cheering; cheerer |
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