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cheer

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cheer¹ /tʃɪə $ tʃɪr/ noun1. [countable] a shout of happiness, praise, approval, or encouragement
   OPP  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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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
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.
     
cheer somebody ↔ on phrasal verb
  to shout encouragement at a person or team to help them do well in a race or competition:
    They gathered round the swimming pool and cheered her on.
cheer up phrasal verb
  1. to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad:
    Cheer up! The worst is over.
    They cheered up when they saw us coming along.
    cheer somebody ↔ up
    Here’s a bit of news that will cheer you up.
    You both need cheering up, I think.
  2. cheer something ↔ up to make a place look more attractive:
    I bought some posters to cheer the place up a bit.