Kite - Definition

kite

n 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
v 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"; "They kited the
Red Dragon model"

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