"cheerlead" meaning in English

See cheerlead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹlid/ [General-American], /ˈtʃɪəliːd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cheerleads [present, singular, third-person], cheerleading [participle, present], cheerled [participle, past], cheerled [past], cheerleaded [participle, past], cheerleaded [past]
Etymology: Back-formation of cheerleader. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|cheerleader}} Back-formation of cheerleader Head templates: {{en-verb|cheerleads|cheerleading|cheerled|past2=cheerleaded}} cheerlead (third-person singular simple present cheerleads, present participle cheerleading, simple past and past participle cheerled or cheerleaded)
  1. (intransitive) To participate in cheerleading. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cheerlead-en-verb-MRxQRec~ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (transitive) To support someone enthusiastically. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cheerlead-en-verb-3oKMMXSQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cheerleader

Inflected forms

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