soar vs glide

soar and glide both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soar	Yes	No	Yes	No
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, glide is a hypernym of soar; that is, glide is a word with a broader meaning than soar:

soar (noun)	glide (noun)
the act of rising upward into the air	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
	the activity of flying a glider
	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

soar (verb)	glide (verb)
go or move upward	move smoothly and effortlessly
fly upwards or high in the sky	fly in or as if in a glider plane
rise rapidly	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
fly a plane without an engine
fly by means of a hang glider