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| kite [ kīt ] |
noun (plural kites) |
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1. toy for flying: a light framework covered in a thin light material, flown for fun in the wind at the end of a long string
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2. small hawk: a small slim hawk with long pointed wings and a forked tail. Family Accipitridae.
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3. light sail: a light sail used in addition to a sailing ship's standard sails
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4. fake financial transaction: a negotiable bill, e.g. a check, that is fraudulently used to sustain credit by representing a fictitious monetary transaction
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5. bad check: a check that is fraudulently written against an account containing insufficient funds and dated so as to allow the perpetrator to take advantage of the time lag required for clearing
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verb (past and past participle kit·ed, present participle kit·ing, 3rd person present singular kites) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb pass bad checks: to write and pass bad checks in order to sustain credit on a temporary basis, all the time using to advantage the period between writing them and their clearing
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2. intransitive verb glide as if flying: to glide and soar like a kite
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noun (plural kites) |
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lightweight sail for kiteboarders and kitesurfers: a large, often crescent-shaped, wind-catching device, like a large toy kite or a small parachute, with a harness, used by participants in kiteboarding or kitesurfing to provide propulsion and lift
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| [< Old English cȳta "kite (bird)," ultimately an imitation of its call] |
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  kit·er noun |
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fly a kite
1. to do something or speak about something in order to test public opinion on it
2. to issue a fraudulent financial document such as a check without having enough funds to cover it
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high as a kite
1. extremely excited or elated
2. extremely intoxicated or drug-affected
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