2. (noun)cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
5. (verb)cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
6. (verb)cheer, cheer up, chirk up become cheerful
7. (verb)cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"