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cheer

/t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
  2. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment.
  3. A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray".
  4. A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
  5. One's facial expression or countenance.
  6. One's attitude, mood.
  7. To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  8. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
  9. To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
  10. Cheerleading.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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