Kite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
verb
Extra examples
The children were flying kites.
...characterized the neighborhood store owners as kites who ruthlessly gouged their inner-city customers...
They kited the prices they charged wealthy clients.
Soaring medical costs keep kiting up insurance premiums.
He kited many checks
The businessman kited millions of dollars
The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains
They kited the Red Dragon model
...his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree...
The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.
The kite wavered in the wind.
The extent of kite's wings is more than five feet.
They watched the kite fall back to earth.
In my latest book, I wanted to fly the kite for an unfashionable theory.
Steve was as high as a kite (=strongly affected by drugs or alcohol).
Word forms
singular: kite
plural: kites
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