[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cheer \cheer\, v. i.
   1. to grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually
      with up.
      1913 webster

            at sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --a.
                                                  philips.
      1913 webster

   2. to be in any state or temper of mind. obs.
      1913 webster

            how cheer'st thou, jessica?           --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.
      1913 webster

            and even the ranks of tusculum
            could scare forbear to cheer.         --macaulay.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cheer \cheer\, v. t. imp.  p. p. cheered ch=erd; p. pr.
    vb. n. cheering.
   1. to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --
      often with up. --cowpe.
      1913 webster

   2. to infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to
      inspirit; to solace or comfort.
      1913 webster

            the proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. to salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers;
      as, to cheer hounds in a chase.
      1913 webster

   to cheer ship, to salute a passing ship by cheers of
      sailors stationed in the rigging.

   syn: to gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console;
        enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.
        1913 webster
see also:
cheered cheering to cheer ship 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cheer \cheer\ ch=er, n. oe. chere face, welcome, cheer, of.
   chiere, f. ch`ere, fr. ll. cara face, gr. ka`ra head; akin
   to skr. ,ciras, l. cerebrum brain, g. hirn, and e.
   cranium.
   1. the face; the countenance or its expression. obs. "sweat
      of thy cheer." --wyclif.
      1913 webster

   2. feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
      1913 webster

            be of good cheer.                     --matt. ix. 2.
      1913 webster

            the parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.
                                                  --holland.
      1913 webster

   3. gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
      1913 webster

            i have not that alacrity of spirit,
            nor cheer of mind, that i was wont to have. --shak.
      1913 webster

   1. that which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness;
      provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a
      table loaded with good cheer.
      1913 webster

   5. a shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy
      enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
      1913 webster

            welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
                                                  --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   what cheer? how do you fare? what is there that is
      cheering?
      1913 webster
see also:
what cheer? 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cheer
     n 1: a cry or shout of approval
     2: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers
        added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" syn: cheerfulness
        ant: uncheerfulness
     v 1: give encouragement to syn: hearten, recreate, embolden
          ant: dishearten
     2: show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered
        the birthday boy"
     3: cause somebody to feel happier or more cheerful; "she
        tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to
        win the spelling bee" syn: cheer up, jolly along, jolly
        up
     4: become cheerful syn: cheer up, chirk up ant: complain
     5: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "the crowd
        cheered the demonstrating strikers" syn: inspire, urge,
         barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
see also:
cheerfulness uncheerfulness hearten recreate embolden dishearten 
cheer up jolly along jolly up chirk up complain 
inspire urge barrack urge on exhort 
pep up 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

286 moby thesaurus words for "cheer":
   abide by, accede, accept, acclaim, acclamation, acquiesce,
   acquiesce in, afford hope, agree, agree to, agree with, alleluia,
   animate, applaud, applause, assent, assure, augur well, bark,
   battle cry, bawl, bear up, beatification, beatitude, bellow,
   bewitchment, bid fair, big hand, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness,
   blitheness, blithesomeness, board, bolster, boost, brace, brace up,
   bread, bread and butter, brighten, brightness, brisk, brisken,
   buck up, buoy up, buoyancy, burst of applause, buy, call,
   caterwaul, cheer on, cheer up, cheerfulness, cheeriness,
   cheery vein, chirk up, chorus of cheers, clap, clap the hands,
   clapping, clapping of hands, cloud nine, comestibles, comfort,
   comply, condole with, consent, consolation, console, conviviality,
   creature comfort, cry, cry for joy, cuisine, daily bread,
   delectation, delight, disposition, drive on, ease, eatables, eclat,
   ecstasy, ecstatics, edibles, egg on, elate, elation, embolden,
   enchantment, encore, encourage, encouragement, enliven,
   eupeptic mien, exaltation, exhilarate, exhilaration, exuberance,
   fare, fast food, feast, felicity, festivity, food, food and drink,
   foodstuff, fortify, frame of mind, fresh up, freshen, freshen up,
   gaiety, geniality, give a cheer, give a hand, give a lift,
   give comfort, give hope, give the nod, gladden, gladness,
   gladsomeness, glee, goad on, good cheer, hail, hallelujah, halloo,
   hand, handclap, handclapping, happiness, hasten on,
   have good prospects, health food, hear it for, hearten, heartiness,
   heaven, hie on, high spirits, hold out hope, hold out promise,
   hold with, holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, hopefulness, hosanna,
   hound on, howl, hurrah, hurray, hurry on, huzzah, in toto, ingesta,
   inspire, inspire hope, inspirit, intoxication, invigorate, jollity,
   joviality, joy, joyance, joyfulness, junk food, justify hope,
   kitchen stuff, lift up, liven, make fair promise, meat, merriment,
   merrymaking, mirth, nerve, nod, nod assent, optimism, ovation,
   overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paean, paradise, perk up, pick up,
   plaudit, pleasantness, popularity, promise, provender, provision,
   put at ease, quicken, radiance, rah, raise expectations,
   raise hope, rallying cry, rapture, ravishment, reanimate, reassure,
   receive, recreate, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinvigorate,
   rejoice, rejoice the heart, relieve, renew, revelry, revive,
   revivify, roar, root, root for, root on, rosy expectation,
   round of applause, sanguine humor, sanguineness, scream, screech,
   set at ease, set up, seventh heaven, shout, shout hosanna, shriek,
   solace, speed on, spirit, spread, spur on, squall, squawk, squeal,
   steel, stimulate, strengthen, subscribe to, sunniness, sunshine,
   support, sustenance, sympathize with, table, take kindly to,
   thunder of applause, transport, tucker, unalloyed happiness,
   uplift, urge on, viands, victuals, vitalize, vittles, vivify,
   vote for, war cry, war whoop, warm, welcome, whip on, whoop,
   winsomeness, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yes,
   yield assent, yippee, yo-ho, yowl

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