kite

Definition

• n. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
• n. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
• n. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
• n. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

Word forms

Present participle

kiting

Past tense

kited

Third person singular

kites

Past participle

kited

Example sentences

1. n.

   The children flew their kites in the park on a sunny day.

2. vi.

   The bird kited through the sky, gliding effortlessly on the wind.

3. vt.

   He kited the balloon high into the air, watching it float away.