kite

(kīt)

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.

1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide.
2. To get money or credit with a kite.

1. To use (a bad check) to sustain credit or raise money.
2. To increase the amount of (a check) fraudulently.