Thesaurus: soar

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1. v. i. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
2. v. i. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
3. n. The act of soaring; upward flight.
4. a. See 3d Sore.
5. a. See Sore, reddish brown.
6. n. the act of rising upward into the air
7. v. rise rapidly
8. v. fly by means of a hang glider
9. v. fly upwards or high in the sky
10. v. go or move upward
11. v. fly a plane without an engine
12. 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. Chaucer. When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron. 2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. Where the deep transported mind may soar. Milton. Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. Addison. The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge. See 3d Sore. [Obs.] See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.