v.
- shout in praise, joy, or encouragement.
▸praise or encourage with shouts.
- give comfort or support to.
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(cheer someone up or cheer up)
make or become less miserable.
n.
- a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy.
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(also good cheer)
cheerfulness; optimism.
- food and drink provided for a festive occasion.
Phrase
- three cheers
three successive hurrahs expressing appreciation or congratulation.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later ‘a good mood’): from OFr. chiere ‘face’, from late L. cara, from Gk kara ‘head’.