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1) a shout of joy or encouragement (cheer)

2) to persuade (a person or thing) to do something by using kindness, encouragement etc (coax)

3) an encouragement or stimulus (fillip)

4) to cause (something) to happen by using strong and continual encouragement (instigate)

5) to give up, send away, (a person) after giving her or him encouragement or a promise to marry (jilt)

6) to be a reason or encouragement for (a person) to do something (motivate)

7) to give help or encouragement to a person or thing that is weak, bad or undesirable (pander)

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Meaning:
advice

opinion about what to do, how to behave

recommendation

aid

help (especially money, advice, medical assistance)

help, support

backing

(a group of people giving) support for opinions etc

support

behalf

(speaking, doing something) for another person or group

personal interest

carrot

(a plant with) an orange root, used as a vegetable

lure, inducement

cheer

a shout of joy or encouragement

happiness

consolation

the act of giving comfort or sympathy

relief, comfort

favour

to ask a person to do something kind for one's benefit

approval, good opinion; help

fuel

any substance used for producing heat or energy, e.g. coal, oil

something providing energy

geese

of goose

ambition, inspiration

goose

a kind of waterbird larger than a duck

ambition, inspiration

hurrah

exclamation used to express joy, approval etc

yeah

idealism

(in art and literature) the showing of life and behaviour in a perfect form

state of having positive beliefs

incentive

that which incites or encourages a person

lure, inducement

inspiration

influence(s) producing creative activity in literature, music, art etc; a person or thing that inspires

idea, stimulus

invitation

a request to come or go somewhere, or do something

proposal; asking

optimism

the attitude or belief that the best thing is most likely to happen, that good will defeat evil

state of having positive beliefs

patronage

the support given by a patron

support of a cause

promotion

the state of promoting or being promoted

higher position in organization

sanction

the right or permission given by authority to do something; an action used against a person, country etc breaking a rule of acceptable moral behaviour, a law etc

authorization

stimulus

something that encourages (a person to do something, an activity etc); something, e.g. light, heat, electricity that causes an animal or plant to do something

provocation

yippee

(used to express joy)

yeah

ENCOURAGEMENT as in Wiktionary
ENCOURAGEMENT as in Wikipedia