Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cheer"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cheer \Cheer\ (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF.
chiere, F. ch[`e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ? head; akin to
Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.]
1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.]
``Sweat of thy cheer.'' --Wyclif.

2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.

Be of good cheer. --Matt. ix. 2.

The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.
--Holland.

3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.

I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of
mind, that I was wont to have. --Shak.

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

5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy
enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.

Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
--Tennyson.

{Whzt cheer}? Now do you fare? What is there that is
cheering?

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cheer \Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{cheering}.]
1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --
often with up. --Cowpe.

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

The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
--Dryden.

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

{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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cheer \Cheer\, v. i.
1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually
with up.

At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --A.
Philips.

2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.]

How cheer'st thou, Jessica? --Shak.

3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.

And even the ranks of Tusculum Could scare forbear
to cheer. --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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: make cheerful [syn: {cheer up}, {jolly along}, {jolly up}]
4: become cheerful [syn: {cheer up}, {chirk up}] [ant: {complain}]
5: urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the
demonstrating strikers" [syn: {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack},
{urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}]


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