Etymology

Verb

1. To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.

   When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron.

2. To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
3. To fly by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
4. To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

   The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.

5. To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.

   Where the deep transported mind may soar. John Milton.

   Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. Joseph Addison

Noun

1. The act of soaring.

   This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2. An upward flight.