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Pronunciation : Soar
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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.
Definition : 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Soared; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Soar
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Soar
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: See 3d Sore. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Soar
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zo?l.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913