Overview of noun cheer

The noun cheer has 2 senses

• cheer -- (a cry or shout of approval)


• cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine -- (the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room")

Overview of verb cheer

The verb cheer has 5 senses

• cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden -- (give encouragement to)


• cheer -- (show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy")


• 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")


• cheer, cheer up, chirk up -- (become cheerful)


• cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")