cheer

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Synonyms: sheer, cheek, cheep, chear, pheer, bheer, cher, chewer, chee, kheer, theer

Antonyms: sheer, cheek, cheep, chear, pheer, bheer, cher, chewer, chee, kheer, theer

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Noun

1. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
   • a table loaded with good cheer
3. A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
   • Three cheers for the birthday boy!
   • A cheer rose from the crowd.
4. A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
5. One's facial expression or countenance.
6. One's attitude, mood.

Verb

1. To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
   • We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
3. To encourage to do something.
4. To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
   • The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
   • The crowd cheered the athletes.
5. To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
   • The finance sector will cheer this decision.

Noun

1. 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.

Noun

1. Pronunciation spelling of chair.

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