Soar (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Soared (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;.]
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.
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Soar, n.
The act of soaring; upward flight.
This apparent soar of the hooded falcon.
Coleridge.
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Soar, a.
See 3d Sore. [Obs.]
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Soar, a.
See Sore, reddish brown.
Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.
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Soar, v. i. (Aëronautics)
To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.
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