SOAR

soar, zoom

(noun) the act of rising upward into the air

soar

(verb) go or move upward; “The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced”

sailplane, soar

(verb) fly a plane without an engine

soar

(verb) fly upwards or high in the sky

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

(verb) rise rapidly; “the dollar soared against the yen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

soar (third-person singular simple present soars, present participle soaring, simple past and past participle soared)

(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.

To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.

To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

(figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

Noun

soar (plural soars)

The act of soaring.

An upward flight.

Anagrams

• AORs, AoRs, ORAS, ROSA, Raos, Raso, Roas, Rosa, SORA, Sora, aros, oars, oras, osar, rosa, sora

Etymology

Proper noun

Soar

(geography) A river in England, a tributary to the Trent.

Anagrams

• AORs, AoRs, ORAS, ROSA, Raos, Raso, Roas, Rosa, SORA, Sora, aros, oars, oras, osar, rosa, sora

Source: Wiktionary


Soar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Soared; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.] Etym: [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.

Soar, n.

Definition: The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge.

Soar, a.

Definition: See 3d Sore. [Obs.]

Soar, a.

Definition: See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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