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CHEER, v.t. 1. To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers.2. To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or apathy; to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; as, to cheer a lonely desert; the cheering rays of the sun; good news cheers the heart.3. To infuse life; spirit, animation; to incite; to encourage; as, to cheer the hounds.CHEER, v.i. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome, or joyous. At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up.Cheer up, my lads.CHEER, n. 1. A shout of joy; as, they gave three cheers.2. A state of gladness or joy; a state of animation, above gloom and depression of spirits, but below mirth, gayety and jollity.Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. Mat. 9.Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. Acts. 27.3. Mirth; gayety; jollity; as at a feast.4. Invitation to gayety.5. Entertainment; that which makes cheerful; provisions for a feast.The table was loaded with good cheer.6. Air of countenance, noting a greater or less degree of cheerfulness.His words their drooping cheer Enlightened.
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CHEER, v.t. 1. To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers.2. To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or apathy; to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; as, to cheer a lonely desert; the cheering rays of the sun; good news cheers the heart.3. To infuse life; spirit, animation; to incite; to encourage; as, to cheer the hounds.CHEER, v.i. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome, or joyous. At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up.Cheer up, my lads.CHEER, n. 1. A shout of joy; as, they gave three cheers.2. A state of gladness or joy; a state of animation, above gloom and depression of spirits, but below mirth, gayety and jollity.Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. Mat. 9.Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. Acts. 27.3. Mirth; gayety; jollity; as at a feast.4. Invitation to gayety.5. Entertainment; that which makes cheerful; provisions for a feast.The table was loaded with good cheer.6. Air of countenance, noting a greater or less degree of cheerfulness.His words their drooping cheer Enlightened. | CHEER, n.- A shout of joy; as, they gave three cheers.
- A state of gladness or joy; a state of animation, above gloom and depression of spirits, but below mirth, gayety and jollity.
Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. – Matth. ix.
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. – Acts xxvii.
- Mirth; gayety; jollity; as at a feast.
- Invitation to gayety. – Shak.
- Entertainment; that which makes cheerful; provisions for a feast. – Shak.
The table was loaded with good cheer. – Irving.
- Air of countenance, noting a greater or less degree of cheerfulness.
His words their drooping cheer / Enlightened. – Milton.
CHEER, v.i.To grow cheerful; to become gladsome, or joyous.
At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. – Phillips.
Cheer up, my lads. CHEER, v.t. [Fr. chère; Arm. cher, cheer, entertainment; Ir. gairim, to call, shout, extol; rejoice; Gr. χαιρω to rejoice, to hail or salute. The primary sense is to call out or shout, as in joy; a sense retained in jovial companies, to give cheers, and among seamen, to salute a ship by cheers. Orient. קרא, kara.]- To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers. – Mar. Dict.
- To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or apathy; to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; as, to cheer a lonely desert; the cheering rays of the sun; good news cheers the heart.
- To infuse life, spirit, animation; to incite; to encourage; as, to cheer the hounds.
| Cheer
- The face; the countenance or its
expression.
- To cause
to rejoice] to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with
up.
- To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually
with up.
- Feeling; spirit; state of mind or
heart.
- To infuse life, courage, animation, or
hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- To be in any state or temper of
mind.
- Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness;
animation.
- To salute or applaud with cheers; to
urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a
chase.
- To utter a shout or shouts of
applause, triumph, etc.
- That which promotes good spirits or
cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as,
a table loaded with good cheer.
- A shout, hurrah, or acclamation,
expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
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Cheer CHEER, verb transitive 1. To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers. 2. To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or apathy; to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; as, to cheer a lonely desert; the cheering rays of the sun; good news cheers the heart. 3. To infuse life; spirit, animation; to incite; to encourage; as, to cheer the hounds. CHEER, verb intransitive To grow cheerful; to become gladsome, or joyous. At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. CHEER up, my lads. CHEER, noun 1. A shout of joy; as, they gave three cheers. 2. A state of gladness or joy; a state of animation, above gloom and depression of spirits, but below mirth, gayety and jollity. Son, be of good cheer thy sins are forgiven thee. Matthew 9:2. Then were they all of good cheer and they also took some meat. Acts 27:22. 3. Mirth; gayety; jollity; as at a feast. 4. Invitation to gayety. 5. Entertainment; that which makes cheerful; provisions for a feast. The table was loaded with good cheer 6. Air of countenance, noting a greater or less degree of cheerfulness. His words their drooping cheer Enlightened.
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