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kite


kite  (kt)
n.
1. A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
2. Any of the light sails of a ship that are used only in a light wind.
3. Any of various predatory birds of the hawk family Accipitridae, having a long, often forked tail and long pointed wings.
4.
a. A piece of negotiable paper representing a fictitious financial transaction and used temporarily to sustain credit or raise money.
b. A bank check drawn on insufficient funds to take advantage of the time interval required for collection.
c. A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to show a larger amount.
v. kit·ed, kit·ing, kites
v.intr.
1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide.
2. To get money or credit with a kite.
v.tr.
1. To use (a bad check) to sustain credit or raise money.
2. To increase the amount of (a check) fraudulently.

[Middle English, bird of prey, from Old English cta.]


kite  /kat/  n. a toy made of a light wooden frame covered with brightly colored paper, plastic, etc.: Children fly kites in the air for fun. kite

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