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Noun
S:
(n)
glide
,
gliding
,
sailplaning
,
soaring
,
sailing
(the activity of flying a glider)
Verb
S:
(v)
soar
,
soar up
,
soar upwards
,
surge
,
zoom
(rise rapidly)
"the dollar soared against the yen"
S:
(v)
hang glide
,
soar
(fly by means of a hang glider)
S:
(v)
soar
(fly upwards or high in the sky)
S:
(v)
soar
(go or move upward)
"The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
S:
(v)
sailplane
,
soar
(fly a plane without an engine)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
soaring
(ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual)
"soaring prices"
S:
(adj)
eminent
,
lofty
,
soaring
,
towering
(of imposing height; especially standing out above others)
"an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym
W:
(adj)
low
[Indirect via
high
] (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension)
"low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"