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kite

/kaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Kite means: a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.

Synonyms for kite2

also used for kite

glede, soar

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What does kite mean?8

noun

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

verb

1

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently“He kited many checks”

2

get credit or money by using a bad check“The businessman kited millions of dollars”

3

soar or fly like a kite“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”

4

fly a kite“Kids were kiting in the park”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kite?47

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Kite in a sentence

  • Your kite is four colors: pink, red, fuchsia, and purple.urro
  • Because of the lull in the wind, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
  • Because the wind had dropped, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
  • Because the wind had died down, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
  • They were trying to fly a kite, but the wind wasn't on their side.DJ_Saidez
  • He preserves some objects of his childhood, such as kites, toys and notebooks.marcelostockle
  • Let's go to the field and fly kites, what do you say?Eldad
  • Can you tell the difference between a buzzard and a kite?shekitten

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Forms of kite

as a noun

plural
kites

as a verb

past tense
kited
present participle
kiting
third-person singular
kites
past participle
kited