 kite |
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| 1. | [ noun ] plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string | |
| Related terms: | plaything box_kite sport_kite kite_tail | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (writing,banking) a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float | |
| Related terms: | check | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing,banking) a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value | |
| Related terms: | check | |
| 4. | [ verb ] fly a kite | |
| Examples: | "Kids were kiting in the park" "They kited the Red Dragon model" |
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| Related terms: | fly | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (transportation) soar or fly like a kite | |
| Examples: | "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains" |
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| Related terms: | glide air_travel | |
| 6. | [ verb ] get credit or money by using a bad check | |
| Examples: | "The businessman kited millions of dollars" |
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| Related terms: | obtain | |
| 7. | [ verb ] increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently | |
| Examples: | "He kited many checks" |
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| Related terms: | increase | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5442 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals | |
| Related terms: | hawk swallow-tailed_kite black_kite white-tailed_kite Accipitridae | |
| Similar spelling: |
Kit Kittie Kitt kitty Kieth kiaat kid kith Kita Kidd |
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