ENGLISH: cheer - CREOLE: ankouraje



Overview of noun cheer



The noun cheer has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (14) cheer -- (a cry or shout of approval)

2. 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 (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden -- (give encouragement to)

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

3. 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")

4. cheer, cheer up, chirk up -- (become cheerful)

5. cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")

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