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kite

noun · verb

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MEANING & USAGE

01noun

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

02noun

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

03noun

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

04noun

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

4 more meanings

05verb

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

“He kited many checks”

06verb

get credit or money by using a bad check

“The businessman kited millions of dollars”

07verb

soar or fly like a kite

“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”

08verb

fly a kite

“Kids were kiting in the park”

“They kited the Red Dragon model”

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