cheer

cheer
[[t]tʃɪ͟ə(r)[/t]]
♦♦♦
cheers, cheering, cheered
1) VERB When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.

The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...

[V n] Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.

[V for n] ...the Irish Americans who came to the park to cheer for their boys...

[V-ing] Cheering crowds lined the route.

Ant:
boo, jeer
N-COUNT
Cheer is also a noun.

The colonel was rewarded with a resounding cheer from the men.

2) VERB If you are cheered by something, it makes you happier or less worried.

[be V-ed] Stephen noticed that the people around him looked cheered by his presence...

[V n] The weather was perfect for a picnic, he told himself, but the thought did nothing to cheer him.

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cheering ADJ-GRADED

...very cheering news...

It is cheering to see that customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.

3) N-UNCOUNT Cheer is a feeling of cheerfulness.

They were impressed by his steadfast good cheer...

A timely bingo win brought some cheer to Juliet Little's family yesterday.

4) CONVENTION (formulae) People sometimes say `Cheers' to each other just before they drink an alcoholic drink. [mainly BRIT]
5) CONVENTION (formulae) Some people say `Cheers' as a way of saying `thank you' or `goodbye'. [BRIT, INFORMAL]
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