Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Soar \Soar\, v. i. (A["e]ronautics)
   To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of
   altitude.

Soar \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 \Soar\, n.
   The act of soaring; upward flight.

         This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.

Soar \Soar\, a.
   See 3d {Sore}. [Obs.]

Soar \Soar\, a.
   See {Sore}, reddish brown.

   {Soar falcon}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}.

Source : WordNet®

soar
     n : the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {zoom}]

soar
     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}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

SOAR
     
        1. State, Operator And Result.  A general problem-solving
        {production system} architecture, intended as a model of human
        intelligence.  Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s.
        SOAR was originally implemented in {Lisp} and {OPS5} and is
        currently implemented in {Common Lisp}.  Version: Soar6.
     
        E-mail: .
     
        ["The SOAR Papers", P.S. Rosenbloom et al eds, MIT Press
        1993].
     
        (1994-11-04)
     
        2. Smalltalk On A RISC.  A {RISC} {microprocessor} designed by
        David Patterson's at Berekeley.
     
        (1994-11-04)