- cheer - a cry or shout of approval
--1 is a kind of approval, commendation
--1 has particulars: banzai; bravo; hurrah, hooray; salvoDerived form: verb cheer2 - cheerfulness, cheer - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
--2 is a kind of attribute
--2 is a part of disposition, temperament
--2 has particulars:good-temperedness, good-humoredness, good humouredness, good naturedness Derived forms: verb cheer3, verb cheer4
- cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden - give encouragement to
--1 is one way to encourage
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun cheering1
The good news will cheer her
- cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
--2 is one way to applaud
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cheer1, noun cheerer1, noun cheering1
Somebody ----s somebody
- cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up - cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun cheer2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- cheer, cheer up, chirk up - become cheerful
--4 is one way to rejoice, joy
Antonyms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun cheer2
Somebody ----s
- cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
--5 is one way to encourage
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cheerer1, noun cheering1
Somebody ----s somebody