cheer
[verb]
Synonyms:
- applaud, acclaim, clap, hail
- cheer up, brighten, buoy up, comfort, encourage, gladden, hearten, uplift
[noun]
Synonyms:
- applause, acclamation, ovation, plaudits

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English Thesaurus: shout, yell, call (out), cry (out), scream, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Cheer trademark
a type of detergent for washing clothes, sold in the US

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. cheer¹ /tʃɪə $ tʃɪr/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: chere '(expression on) the face', perhaps from Late Latin cara, from Greek kara 'head']

1. [countable] a shout of happiness, praise, approval, or encouragement Antonym : boo:
A great cheer went up from the crowd.
So let’s give a cheer to the kids who passed their exams.
The final whistle was greeted with triumphant cheers from players and spectators.

2. three cheers for somebody! spoken used to tell a group of people to shout three times as a way of showing support, happiness, thanks etc:
Three cheers for the birthday girl!

3. [uncountable] formal a feeling of happiness and confidence:
‘Hello,’ said Auguste cheerily. His good cheer was not returned.
Christmas cheer

4. [countable] a special chant (=phrase that is repeated) that the crowds at a US sports game shout in order to encourage their team to win
⇒ cheers

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II. cheer² verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] to shout as a way of showing happiness, praise, approval, or support of someone or something:
Everybody cheered when the firemen arrived.
The audience was shouting and cheering.
The spectators cheered him wildly.

2. [transitive] to make someone feel more hopeful when they are worried:
By late afternoon there came news that cheered them all.
Government policy towards higher education contains little to cheer university students.
—cheering adjective:
cheering news

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cheer
noun
ADJ. big, deafening, great, hearty, huge, loud, rousing The players were greeted by rousing cheers.
VERB + CHEER give (sb) They gave a big cheer when I finally arrived.
be greeted by/with, get, raise She got a loud cheer when she finished speaking.
CHEER + VERB go up A deafening cheer went up from the crowd.
CHEER + NOUN leader
PREP. amid/amidst ~ He accepted the prize amid cheers.
to ~s She went off the stage to loud cheers.
~ for a cheer for democracy
~ from There were loud cheers from the crowd.
~ of cheers of welcome
PHRASES three cheers for sb/sth Three cheers for Mr Jones, who has been such a wonderful teacher!

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cheer
verb
I. shout to encourage sb
ADV. loudly, wildly The crowd cheered loudly as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
PREP. for The fans cheered for their team.

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cheer
II. make sb happy/more hopeful
ADV. greatly, a lot I was greatly cheered by this news. Talking to Jane cheered me up a lot.
a bit | up
PREP. (up) with I cheered her up with memories of our holidays together.

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shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other.
‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
yell (also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout:
The children were yelling at each other across the street.
‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him.
‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried.
He cried out in panic.
‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming.
She screamed as she jumped into the cold water.
‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation.
‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled.
The kids were bawling in the back of the car.
She was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.
cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
a loud scream
Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)
The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening)
With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.
a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified)
I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear)
We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.
a little scream
Mrs Wood gave a little scream.
a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth)
No one heard her muffled screams.
let out a scream
He let out a piercing scream.
give a scream
She gave a scream of delight.
a scream of laughter/delight
We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.
a scream of pain/terror/agony
My screams of terror awoke my parents.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

cheer
tʃɪə
See: bronx cheer

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