Category:Soar

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 Soar, n.

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

Soar Soar, a.

Defn: see 3d sore. [obs.]

Soar Soar, a.

Defn: see sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (zoöl.) See sore falcon, Under sore.