soar

  1. Verb.  To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
  2. Verb.  To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
  3. Verb.  To fly by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
  4. Verb.  To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
  5. Verb.  (figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
  6. Noun.  The act of soaring.
  7. Noun.  An upward flight.

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