Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cheerlead
1 sense of cheerlead
Sense 1
cheerlead -- (act as a cheerleader in a sports event)
=> cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")