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