kite

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   Fig. : One who is rapacious.

3. 3noun

   A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.

4. 4noun

   A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.

5. 5noun

   A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   The brill.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.

9. 9noun

   The belly.

10. 10noun

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

11. 11noun

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

12. 12noun

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

13. 13noun

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

14. 14verb

    fly a kite

    "Kids were kiting in the park"

    "They kited the Red Dragon model"

15. 15verb

    soar or fly like a kite

    "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"

16. 16verb

    get credit or money by using a bad check

    "The businessman kited millions of dollars"

17. 17verb

    increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

    "He kited many checks"