Raise vs Cheer - What's the difference?

Raise is a related term of cheer.

As nouns the difference between raise and cheer

is that raise is (us) an increase in wages or salary; a rise (uk) while cheer is land, country, state, territory, shore.

As a verb raise

is (label) to cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

raise

English

Verb

(rais)

(label) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

# To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.

#* Bible, (w) xxxix. 3

I will raise forts against thee.

# To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.

# (label) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.

# (label) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.

# (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.

(label) To create, increase or develop.

# To collect.

# To bring up; to grow; to promote.

# To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.

# (label) To create; to constitute (a use , or a beneficial interest in property).

# (label) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

#* Bible, (w) xviii. 18.

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.

#* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.

#* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)

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To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

(label) To exponentiate, to involute.

To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

Synonyms

* lift

Derived terms

* raise Cain * raise fire * raise one's eyebrows * raise someone's consciousness * raise the alarm * raise the roof * raised by wolves * raised in a barn

Noun

(en noun)

(US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

The boss gave me a raise .

(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

(poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.

Derived terms

* lateral raise * leg raise

Anagrams

External links

* ("raise" on Wikipedia) English causative verbs English contranyms English ergative verbs 1000 English basic words

cheer

English

Noun

(obsolete) The face.

*:And soo on the morne they were alle accorded that they shold departe eueryche from other / And on the morne they departed with wepynge chere / and euery kny?t took the way that hym lyked best

*, I.50:

*:Heraclitus taking pitie and compassion of the very same condition of ours, was continually seene with a sad, mournfull, and heavie cheere , and with teares trickling downe his blubbered eyes.

(obsolete) One's expression or countenance.

*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.’

(archaic) One's attitude, mood.

*1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , (w) VI:

*:And anon he talked with them, and sayde unto them: be of good chere , it is I, be not afrayed.

*Holinshed

*:The parentsfled away with heavy cheer .

(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; gaiety; mirth.

*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:I have not that alacrity of spirit, / Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.

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

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

* (1809-1892)

*:Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.

A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up .

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

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

* Dryden

The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered .

(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.

The crowd cheered the athletes.

Derived terms

* cheerful * cheer on * cheers * cheer up * cheery * in good cheer * wotcher