soar
soar is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge.
- 3.See 3d Sore. [Obs.]
- 4.See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is the act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge called?
- What is see Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore falcon, under Sore called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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