| Noun | 1. | cheer - a cry or shout of approvalcommendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" banzai - a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph bravo - a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance hooray, hurrah - a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" salvo - a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval" | |
| 2. | cheer - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity | |
| Verb | 1. | cheer - give encouragement toencourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to | |
| 2. | cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts" | |
| 3. | cheer - cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children" | |
| 4. | cheer - become cheerful | |
| 5. | cheer - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to | |