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ROOT ON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Example:

The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

Synonyms:

barrack; cheer; exhort; inspire; pep up; root on; urge; urge on

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "root on" is one way to...):

encourage (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "root on"):

cheerlead (act as a cheerleader in a sports event)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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