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Meaning of 'kite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kite [ n.]
- Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
- Fig. : One who is rapacious.
- A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
- A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
- A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
- Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.
- The brill.
- The belly.
2 . Kite [ v. i.]
- To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.

Meaning of 'kite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . kite [ v]
Meaning (1):
- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
Example in sentence:
  • He kited many checks
Meaning (2):
- fly a kite
Example in sentence:
  • Kids were kiting in the park;
  • They kited the Red Dragon model
Meaning (3):
- get credit or money by using a bad check
Example in sentence:
  • The businessman kited millions of dollars
Meaning (4):
- soar or fly like a kite
Example in sentence:
  • The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains

Nearby Words:

kit kitcat kitchen kitchen middens kitchen-ry kitchener kitchenmaid kiteflier kiteflying kith

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