kite
noun
1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
Definition categories: possession, check, cheque
2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
Definition categories: possession, check, cheque
3. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
Definition categories: man–made, plaything, toy
4. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
Definition categories: animal, hawk
Sentences with kite as a noun:
- A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.
- On windy spring days, we would fly kites.
- Four-sided figures without parallel sides include trapezoids and kites.
verb
1. increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
- He kited many checks
Definition categories: possession, increase
2. get credit or money by using a bad check
- The businessman kited millions of dollars
Definition categories: possession, obtain
3. soar or fly like a kite
- The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains
Definition categories: motion, glide
4. fly a kite
- They kited the Red Dragon model
Definition categories: motion, fly
Sentences with kite as a verb:
- The wind kited us toward shore.
- Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing.