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kite

1  [kahyt] noun, verb, kit⋅ed, kit⋅ing.
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–noun
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.
a. a check drawn against uncollected or insufficient funds, as for redepositing, with the intention of creating a false balance in the account by taking advantage of the time lapse required for collection.
b. a check whose amount has been raised by forgery before cashing.
5. a person who preys on others; sharper.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–verb (used with object)
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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Slang Dictionary
kite

  1. n.
    a drug user who is always high. (Drugs.) : The guy's a kite. He won't make any sense no matter what you ask him.
  2. tv.
    to write worthless checks; to raise the amount on a check. (Underworld. See also fly kites.) : Chuck made a fortune kiting checks.
  3. n.
    a worthless check. (Underworld.) : He finally wrote one kite too many, and they nabbed him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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