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Kite

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Noun

1. kite

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

2. kite

a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

3. kite

plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

4. kite

any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

Verb

5. kite

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

Example Sentences:
'He kited many checks'

6. kite

get credit or money by using a bad check

Example Sentences:
'The businessman kited millions of dollars'

7. kite

soar or fly like a kite

Example Sentences:
'The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains'

8. kite

fly a kite

Example Sentences:
'Kids were kiting in the park'
'They kited the Red Dragon model'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kite

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noun
1. 
a light frame covered with a thin material flown in the wind at the end of a length of string
2. British slang
an aeroplane
3. (plural) nautical
any of various light sails set in addition to the working sails of a vessel
4. 
any diurnal bird of prey of the genera Milvus, Elanus, etc, typically having a long forked tail and long broad wings and usually preying on small mammals and insects: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
5. archaic
a person who preys on others
6. business
a negotiable paper drawn without any actual transaction or assets and designed to obtain money on credit, give an impression of affluence, etc
7.  fly a kite
8.  high as a kite
verb
9. 
to issue (fictitious papers) to obtain credit or money
10. (transitive) US and Canadian
to write (a cheque) in anticipation of sufficient funds to cover it
11. (intransitive)
to soar and glide
noun
a variant spelling of kyte

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Kite

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noun
1. 
any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail: they prey esp. on insects, reptiles, and small mammals
2.  Chiefly British
a greedy, grasping person
3. 
a light frame, usually of wood, covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a string
4.  [pl.]
the topmost sails of a ship, for use in a light breeze
5. 
a bad check or similar fictitious or worthless financial instrument used to raise money or maintain credit temporarily
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈkited or ˈkiting
6.  Informal
a. 
to fly like a kite; soar
b. 
to move lightly and rapidly
7. 
to get money or credit by using bad checks, etc.
verb transitive
8. 
to issue (a bad check, etc.) as a kite

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kite

see synonyms of kite
n.
1.
a. A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string or multiple lines, especially for recreation.
b. A parafoil flown in a similar manner for recreation.
c. A power kite.
2. A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of congruent, adjacent sides. Also called deltoid.
3. Any of the light sails of a ship that are used only in a light wind.
4. Any of various graceful predatory birds of the family Accipitridae, having long pointed wings and often a forked tail.
5. An instance of check kiting.
v. kit·ed, kit·ing, kites
v.intr.
1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide.
2. To get money or credit with a kite.
v.tr.
To use (a check) in furtherance of a check kiting scheme.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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