kite

noun

1. any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail: they prey esp. on insects, reptiles, and small mammals
2. Chiefly Brit. a greedy, grasping person
3. a light frame, usually of wood, covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a string
4. the topmost sails of a ship, for use in a light breeze
5. a bad check or similar fictitious or worthless financial instrument used to raise money or maintain credit temporarily

Etymology: ME < OE cyta, akin to MLowG kuten, to gossip < IE echoic base *gou-, to scream > Gr goan, to moan

intransitive verb kited kit′ed, kiting kit′·ing

1. Informal
   1. to fly like a kite; soar
   2. to move lightly and rapidly
2. to get money or credit by using bad checks, etc.

transitive verb