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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: kite

1
 nv
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
fly a kite
2
 nv
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
3
 n
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: kite
1

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

Types:
box kite
a kite shaped like a box open at both ends
sport kite, stunt kite
a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands
Type of:
plaything, toy
an artifact designed to be played with

v fly a kite

“Kids were kiting in the park”
“They kited the Red Dragon model”
Type of:
fly
cause to fly or float

v soar or fly like a kite

“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”
Type of:
glide
fly in or as if in a glider plane
2

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

Type of:
bank check, check, cheque
a written order directing a bank to pay money

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

Type of:
bank check, check, cheque
a written order directing a bank to pay money

v increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

“He kited many checks”
Type of:
increase
make bigger or more

v get credit or money by using a bad check

“The businessman kited millions of dollars”
Type of:
obtain
come into possession of
3

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

Types:
Milvus migrans, black kite
dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
Elanoides forficatus, swallow-tailed hawk, swallow-tailed kite
graceful North American black-and-white kite
Elanus leucurus, white-tailed kite
grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
Type of:
hawk
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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