cheer

  • 21cheer|i|o — «CHIHR ee oh», interjection, noun, plural i|os. Especially British Informal. 1. hello. 2. good by: »Cheerio, my dear, don t quarrel with bread and butter (John Galsworthy). 3. hurrah …

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  • 22cheer|ly — «CHIHR lee», adverb. in a way that cheers or enlivens; cheeringly: »Alighting cheerly to inspire The soldier slackening in his fire (Byron) …

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  • 23cheer up — verb 1. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑jolly along, ↑jolly up • Derivationally related forms: ↑cheer ( …

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  • 24cheer — I n. rallying cry cry of approval 1) to give, shout a cheer (let s give him three cheers) 2) to draw a cheer (her performance drew cheers) 3) to acknowledge the cheers (of the crowd) 4) a loud, ringing, rousing cheer 5) a school cheer (let s give …

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  • 25CHeer uP ! — Fédération cHeer uP ! cHeer uP ! est une fédération d associations étudiantes créée en 2004 qui a pour but d aider les jeunes de 15 à 25 ans atteints de cancer à réaliser leurs projets personnels. L’objet de la fédération est de développer,… …

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  • 26cheer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deafening, great, hearty, huge, loud, rousing ▪ The players were greeted by rousing cheers …

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  • 27cheer — cheer1 [tʃıə US tʃır] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chere (expression on) the face , perhaps from Late Latin cara, from Greek kara head ] 1.) a shout of happiness, praise, approval, or encouragement ≠ ↑boo ▪ A great cheer went up from …

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  • 28cheer — 1 noun (C) 1 a shout of happiness, praise, approval, or encouragement: a cheer rises/goes up: A deafening cheer rose from the crowd as the band walked onto the stage. | give a cheer: Everyone gave a cheer when Gilmore crawled out of the wreck,… …

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  • 29cheer — cheerer, n. cheeringly, adv. /chear/, n. 1. a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium. 2. a set or traditional form of shout used by spectators to encourage or show enthusiasm for an… …

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  • 30cheer — cheer1 [ tʃır ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give a loud shout of happiness or approval: The crowd cheered and threw flowers to the 57 year old tenor. The prince was cheered by a 10,000 strong audience. 2. ) transitive usually… …

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