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}]