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kite1 
[kahyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, kit·ed, kit·ing.
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[kahyt] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, kit·ed, kit·ing. –noun
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. |
| 2. | any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long, pointed wings, feed on insects, carrion, reptiles, rodents, and birds, and are noted for their graceful, gliding flight. Compare black kite, swallow-tailed kite, white-tailed kite. |
| 3. | Nautical. flying kite. |
| 4. | Finance.
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| 5. | a person who preys on others; sharper. |
| 6. | Informal. to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite. |
| 7. | to obtain money or credit through kites. |
| 8. | to employ (a check or the like) as a kite; to cash or pass (a kite, forged check, etc.). |
[Origin: bef. 900 for def. 2; 1655–65 for def. 1; ME kyte, OE cȳta kite, bittern; akin to G Kauz owl]
] —Related forms
kiter, noun
kitelike, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| kite
(kīt) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. kit·ed, kit·ing, kites v. intr.
v. tr.
[Middle English, bird of prey, from Old English cȳta.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
kite
kite
bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), O.E. cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (cf. ciegan "to call," Ger. Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1664, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. Meaning "write a fictitious check" (1839, Amer.Eng.) is from 1805 phrase fly a kite "raise money by issuing commercial paper on nonexistent funds." However, the dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is said to be a ref. to the bird, reflecting the contempt of it as a scavenger and eater of garbage.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| kite | |
noun | |
| 1. | a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value |
| 2. | a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float |
| 3. | plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string |
| 4. | any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals |
verb | |
| 1. | increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks" |
| 2. | get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars" |
| 3. | soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains" |
| 4. | fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model" |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Kite, GA (town, FIPS 43892) Location: 32.69131 N, 82.51553 W
Population (1990): 297 (147 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31049
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Kite
Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c?ta; cf. W. cud, cut.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvin[ae], of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail. Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus. 2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak. 3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. 4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. 5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. --Henrici. 6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant] 7. (Zo["o]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying. Kite falcon (Zo["o]l.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.
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Kite
Kite\, v. i. To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]
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Kite
Kite\, n. The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Kite
Kite\, n. (Naut.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also sentry.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Kite
an unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13). The Hebrew word used, _'ayet_, is rendered "vulture" in Job 28:7 in Authorized Version, "falcon" in Revised Version. It is probably the red kite (Milvus regalis), a bird of piercing sight and of soaring habits found all over Palestine.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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