gammon vs soar

gammon

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

noun
  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

soar

verb
  • To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents. 

  • To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high. 

  • To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. 

  • To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft. 

  • To fly high with little effort, like a bird. 

noun
  • The act of soaring. 

  • An upward flight. 

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