cheer-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: cause to become happy

Examples:
Maia cheered her daughter with a hot-fudge sundae.
School officials were cheered by the increase in applications.
Sunny days always cheer me up.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: Experiencer_obj
PropBank: cheer.01,cheer.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cheer_up 1

Sense Number 2: become happy

Examples:
It's not that bad. Cheer up.
Cynthia cheered at the thought of a long, hot bath.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1,marvel-31.3-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cheer_up 2

Sense Number 3: show approval or encouragement, esp. by shouting

Examples:
Everyone cheered the birthday boy when he blew out the candles.
The crowd cheered the passing runners.
Shareholders cheered the acquisition of Acme Penwipes.
We all cheered on our favorite player.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: cheer.02,cheer.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5