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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOAR, v.i.
1. To fly aloft; to mount upon the wing; as an eagle. Hence,
2. To rise high; to mount; to tower in thought or imagination; to be sublime; as the poet or orator.
3. To rise high in ambition or heroism. Valor soars above what the world calls misfortune.
4. In general, to rise aloft; to be lofty.
SOAR, n. A towering flight.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of rising upward into the air [syn: soar, zoom] v
1: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" [syn: soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom]
2: fly by means of a hang glider [syn: hang glide, soar]
3: fly upwards or high in the sky
4: go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease- fire was announced"
5: fly a plane without an engine [syn: sailplane, soar]

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English soren, from Middle French essorer, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *exaurare, from Latin ex- + aura air — more at aura Date: 14th century 1. a. to fly aloft or about b. (1) to sail or hover in the air often at a great height ; glide (2) of a glider to fly without engine power and without loss of altitude 2. to rise or increase dramatically (as in position, value, or price) <stocks soared> 3. to ascend to a higher or more exalted level <makes my spirits soar> 4. to rise to majestic stature • soarer noun II. noun Date: 1596 1. the range, distance, or height attained in soaring 2. the act of soaring ; upward flight

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 fly or rise high. 2 reach a high level or standard (prices soared). 3 maintain height in the air without flapping the wings or using power. Derivatives: soarer n. soaringly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF essorer ult. f. L (as EX-(1), aura breeze)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soar Soar, v. i. (A["e]ronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soar 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soar Soar, n. The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soar Soar, a. See 3d Sore. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Soar Soar, a. See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zo["o]l.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(soars, soaring, soared) 1. If the amount, value, level, or volume of something soars, it quickly increases by a great deal. (JOURNALISM) Insurance claims are expected to soar... ...figures showed customer complaints had soared to record levels and profits were falling. VERB: V, V prep/adv 2. If something such as a bird soars into the air, it goes quickly up into the air. (LITERARY) If you're lucky, a splendid golden eagle may soar into view... The two sheets of flame clashed, soaring hundreds of feet high. VERB: V prep/adv, V n 3. If your spirits soar, you suddenly start to feel very happy. (LITERARY) For the first time in months, my spirits soared. VERB: V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Tower, mount, rise, ascend, fly aloft.

Moby Thesaurus

advance, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, arise, ascend, aspire, back, back up, balloon, be airborne, become airborne, budge, bulk, bulk large, buss the clouds, change, change place, circle, claw skyward, climb, cruise, descend, drift, ebb, escalate, exceed, ferry, flit, float, flow, fly, fly aloft, gain altitude, get over, glide, go, go around, go round, go sideways, gyrate, hang, hop, hover, hydroplane, increase, jet, kite, leave the ground, lift, loom, loom large, mount, move, move over, navigate, outsoar, outstrip, overtop, plane, plunge, poise, progress, rear, regress, retrogress, rise, rise above, rocket, rotate, run, sail, sailplane, seaplane, shift, shoot, shoot up, sink, spin, spire, stand on tiptoe, stand out, stir, stream, subside, take off, take the air, take wing, tower, tower above, transcend, travel, up, uprear, uprise, volplane, wane, whirl, wing, zoom