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cheer
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t????(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t??i?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English chere, from Old French chere, from Old French chiere, from Late Latin cara.
Noun
cheer (countable and uncountable, plural cheers)
- (uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. [from 14thc.]
- That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment.
- A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray". [from 18thc.]
- A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
- (Canada, US) Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
- (obsolete) One's facial expression or countenance. [13th-19thc.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.7:
- ‘thorough evill rest of this last night, / Or ill apayd or much dismayd ye be; / That by your change of cheare is easie for to see.’
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.7:
- (archaic) One's attitude, mood. [from 14thc.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:
- And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere, it is I, be not afrayed.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- The parents […] fled away with heavy cheer.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:applause
Derived terms
- Bronx cheer
Translations
Verb
cheer (third-person singular simple present cheers, present participle cheering, simple past and past participle cheered)
- (transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
- (transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.
- (transitive, intransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
- The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
- The crowd cheered the athletes.
Antonyms
- boo
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of cheerleading.
Noun
cheer (uncountable)
- Cheerleading.
- 1999, Jim Lord and Chris Calvert. Cheerleading: Where Does Your Gym Fit In?.
- ...[P]erspective [sic] gym cheer programs must address how to support a cheer program while maintaining appropriate and safe skill progressions.
- 2000, Linda Villarosa. Cheerleading Changes, and Injuries Increase in The New York Times.
- Last year, more than 75,000 high school participants took part in cheerleading competitions, and the National Federation of State High School Associations says that "competitive cheer" is the fastest growing sport for girls.
- 2018, Chad Thompson. Iowa Central cheer team is tops at national competition in The Messenger.
- The Iowa Central Community College cheer team has achieved something no other college in Iowa has before.
- 1999, Jim Lord and Chris Calvert. Cheerleading: Where Does Your Gym Fit In?.
Anagrams
- Erech, reech
cheer From the web:
- what cheer
grab
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch grabben (“to grab”) or Middle Low German grabben (“to snap”), from Proto-Germanic *grab-, from Proto-Indo-European *g?reb?- (compare Sanskrit ???????? (g?h???ti), ???????? (g?bh???ti, “he seizes”), Avestan ????????????????????? (gar??, “to seize”)). Cognate with Danish grabbe (“to grab”), Swedish grabba (“to grab”), Old English ?egræppian (“to seize”), Middle English grappen (“to feel with the hands; grope”), Macedonian ?????? (grabne, “to snatch”), ??????? (grabvam, “to snatch”).
Verb
grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)
- (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- To restrain someone; to arrest.
- (transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
- How does that idea grab you?
- (informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
- 1987 James Grady Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117:
- "I'll just grab my jacket," said Manh-Hung.
- 1999 Jillian Dagg, Racing Hearts, Thomas Bouregy & Co., page 105:
- Hardly believing that Rafe actually planned to relax for a while, Kate nodded. "All right. Fine. I'll just go grab my purse."
- 2009 Mike Taylor, A Thousand Sleeps, Tate Publishing, page 216:
- He looked at Albert and Ben, and then back to Nurse Allen. "I'll just grab my gear and be right back."
- 1987 James Grady Just a Shot Away, Bantam, page 117:
- (informal) To consume something quickly.
- To take the opportunity of.
Translations
Noun
grab (countable and uncountable, plural grabs)
- (countable) A sudden snatch at something.
- 1931 Harold M. Sherman, "The Baseball Clown," Boys' Life, volume 21, No. 4 (April 1931), Boy Scouts of America, page 47:
- The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot.
- 2003 J Davey, Six Years of Darkness, Trafford Publishing, page 66:
- He made a grab for me and I swung my handbag at him as hard as I could.
- 1931 Harold M. Sherman, "The Baseball Clown," Boys' Life, volume 21, No. 4 (April 1931), Boy Scouts of America, page 47:
- (countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
- (countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
- A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
- (countable, media) A sound bite.
- (obsolete) That which is seized.
- (uncountable) A simple card game.
Synonyms
- catch
- clutch
- grasp
- seize
- snatch
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Arabic and Hindi ghurb?: crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
grab (plural grabs)
- A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
Alternative forms
- gurab
Anagrams
- ARGB, brag, garb
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grabr?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?rap]
Noun
grab m
- hornbeam (tree of genus Carpinus)
Declension
Further reading
- grab in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- grab in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rap/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *grab(r)?, from Proto-Indo-European *gr?b?-
Noun
grab m inan
- hornbeam, any tree of genus Carpinus.
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) grabowy
- (nouns) grabina, grabniak
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
grab f
- genitive plural of graba
Verb
grab
- second-person singular imperative of grabi?
Further reading
- grab in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- grab in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grab(r)?, from Proto-Indo-European *gr?b?-
Noun
grab m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- hornbeam
Declension
Thai
Romanization
grab
- Romanization of ????
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