n. 25B6; noun
the cheers of the crowd : HURRAH, hurray, whoop, bravo, shout; hosanna, alleluia; ( cheers ) acclaim, acclamation, clamour, applause, ovation.
a time of cheer : HAPPINESS, joy, joyousness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, gladness, merriment, gaiety, jubilation, jollity, jolliness, high spirits, joviality, jocularity, conviviality, light-heartedness; merrymaking, pleasure, rejoicing, revelry.
Christmas cheer : FARE, food, foodstuffs, eatables, provender; drink, beverages; informal eats, nibbles, nosh, grub, chow; Brit. informal scoff; dated victuals; formal comestibles; poetic/literary viands.
boo, sadness.
25B6; verb
they cheered their team : ACCLAIM, hail, salute, shout for, hurrah, hurray, applaud, clap, put one's hands together for; bring the house down; informal holler for, give someone a big hand; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo.
the bad weather did little to cheer me : RAISE SOMEONE'S SPIRITS, make happier, brighten, buoy up, enliven, exhilarate, hearten, gladden, uplift, perk up, encourage, inspirit; informal buck up.
boo, depress.
25A0; cheer someone on ENCOURAGE, urge on, spur on, drive on, motivate, inspire, fire (up), inspirit; N. Amer. light a fire under.
25A0; cheer up PERK UP, brighten (up), become more cheerful, liven up, rally, revive, bounce back, take heart; informal buck up.
25A0; cheer someone up . See cheer verb sense 2.