kite

The definition of a kite is a predatory bird with a forked tail and pointed wings that hunts for food while flying during the day.

(noun)

An example of a kite is a large forked tail bird eating a dead animal in the road.

A kite is defined as a light weight, framed piece of fabric or paper attached to a roll of string that is flown in the air by wind currents.

(noun)

An example of a kite is a brightly colored dragon being flown in the air on a breezy day in the park.

Kite means to issue a check for more than the balance in the checking account.

(verb)

An example of kite is to issue a check for $100 when there is only $25 in the account.

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See kite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

intransitive verb kited, kiting

  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

to issue (a bad check, etc.) as a kite

See kite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.
verb kit·ed, kit·ing, kites
verb, intransitive
  1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide.
  2. To get money or credit with a kite.
verb, transitive
  1. To use (a bad check) to sustain credit or raise money.
  2. To increase the amount of (a check) fraudulently.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, bird of prey

Origin: , from Old English cȳta

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