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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 soar /ˈsor, ˈsɔr/
 高颺,?翔(vi.)往上飛舞,高聳,?翔

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Soar v. i. [imp. & p. p. Soared p. pr. & vb. n. Soaring.]
 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
    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.
 3. Aeronautics To fly by wind power; to  glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Soar, a. See 3d Sore. [Obs.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Soar, a. See Sore, reddish brown.
 Soar falcon. Zool. See Sore falcon, under Sore.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 soar
      n : the act of rising upward into the air [syn: zoom]
      v 1: rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yes" [syn: soar
           up, soar upwards, surge, zoom]
      2: fly by means of a hang glider [syn: hang glide]
      3: fly upwards or high in the sky
      4: go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the
         cease-fire was announced"
      5: fly a plane without an engine [syn: sailplane]