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1. (n.) kite
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
2. kite
any of various slim, graceful hawks, as of the New World genera Elanoides and Ictinia and the Old World genus Milvus, with long, pointed wings and usu. a notched or forked tail.
3. kite
a worthless or fraudulently written instrument of credit, esp. a check written for an amount greater than that on deposit and covered with another bogus check drawn on a different bank.
4. kite
a person who preys on others; sharper.
5. (v.i.) kite
to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite.
6. kite
to obtain money or credit through kites.
7. (v.t.) kite
to write (a bad check) to obtain money or credit.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME kyte, OE c&ymacr;ta kite, bittern)
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| Definition of 'kite' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kite
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
2. (noun) kite
a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
3. (noun) kite
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
4. (verb) kite
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
5. (verb) kite
increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
"He kited many checks"
6. (verb) kite
get credit or money by using a bad check
"The businessman kited millions of dollars"
7. (verb) kite
soar or fly like a kite
"The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
8. (verb) kite
fly a kite
"Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"
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1. (noun) kite
a toy you fly in the sky on the end of a long string
to fly a kite
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) kite
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. (noun) kite
fig. : One who is rapacious
3. (noun) kite
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. (noun) kite
a lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light
5. (noun) kite
a quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry
6. (noun) kite
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. (noun) kite
the brill
8. (noun) kite
the belly
9. (verb) kite
to raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. kite
In naval mine warfare, a device which when towed, submerges and planes at a predetermined level without sideways displacement.
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Sense: a light frame covered with paper or other material, and with string attached, for flying in the air
The children were flying their kites in the park.
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 Afrikaans: vlieër |
 Arabic: طائِرَة وَرَق |
 Bulgarian: хвърчило |
 Brazilian: pipa |
 Czech: drak |
 German: der Drachen |
 Danish: drage |
 Greek: χαρταετός |
 Spanish: cometa |
 Estonian: lohe |
 Farsi: کایت |
 Finnish: leija |
 French: cerf-volant |
 Hebrew: עֲפִיפוֹן |
 Hindi: पतंग |
 Croatian: zmaj |
 Hungarian: sárkány |
 Indonesian: layang-layang |
 Icelandic: flugdreki |
 Italian: aquilone |
 Japanese: たこ |
 Korean: 연 |
 Lithuanian: aitvaras |
 Latvian: (papīra) pūķis |
 Malay: layang-layang |
 Dutch: vlieger |
 Norwegian: drake |
 Polish: latawiec |
 Persian: كاغذپران،ګودى پران |
 Pashto: كاغذپران،ګودى پران |
 Portuguese: papagaio |
 Romanian: zmeu de jucărie |
 Russian: воздушный змей |
 Slovak: šarkan |
 Slovenian: papirnat zmaj |
 Serbian: zmaj |
 Swedish: drake |
 Thai: ว่าว |
 Turkish: uçurtma |
 Taiwanese: 風箏 |
 Ukrainian: повітряний змій |
 Urdu: پتنگ |
 Vietnamese: cái diều |
 Chinese: 风筝 |
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