root on

Questions about root on

What does root on mean?

root on means "spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts".

What is another word for root on?

Close synonyms include cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is root on a common word?

root on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.