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cheers

/tʃɪəz/
noun
  1. A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

  2. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment.

    "a table loaded with good cheer"

  3. A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray".

    "A cheer rose from the crowd."

verb
  1. To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.

    "We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea."

  2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.

  3. To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

    "The crowd cheered in support of the athletes."

Antonymsboo
interjection
  1. A common toast used when drinking in company.

  2. Goodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment.

  3. Thank you

Synonymsbottoms up, chin chin, down the hatch, here’s mud in your eye, skoal, bye

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