Noun kite has 4 senses
  1. kite - a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
    --1 is a kind of
    check, bank check, cheque
    Derived form: verb kite1
  2. kite - a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
    --2 is a kind of
    check, bank check, cheque
    Derived form: verb kite2
  3. kite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
    --3 is a kind of
    plaything, toy
    --3 has part: kite tail
    --3 has particulars: box kite; sport kite, stunt kite
    Derived form: verb kite4
  4. kite - any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
    --4 is a kind of
    hawk
    --4 is a member of Accipitridae, family Accipitridae
    --4 has particulars:
     black kite, Milvus migrans; swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tailed hawk, Elanoides forficatus; white-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus
,Verb kite has 4 senses
  1. kite - increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"
    --1 is one way to
    increase
    Derived form: noun kite1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. kite - get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"
    --2 is one way to
    obtain
    Derived form: noun kite2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. kite - soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
    --3 is one way to
    glide
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  4. kite - fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"
    --4 is one way to
    fly
    Derived form: noun kite3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
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