kite
/kaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable
Kite means: a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.
Synonyms for kite2
What does kite mean?8
noun
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
verb
increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently“He kited many checks”
get credit or money by using a bad check“The businessman kited millions of dollars”
soar or fly like a kite“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”
fly a kite“Kids were kiting in the park”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with kite?47
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Kite in a sentence
- Your kite is four colors: pink, red, fuchsia, and purple.urro
- Because of the lull in the wind, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
- Because the wind had dropped, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
- Because the wind had died down, we couldn't fly the kite.sundown
- They were trying to fly a kite, but the wind wasn't on their side.DJ_Saidez
- He preserves some objects of his childhood, such as kites, toys and notebooks.marcelostockle
- Let's go to the field and fly kites, what do you say?Eldad
- Can you tell the difference between a buzzard and a kite?shekitten
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of kite
as a noun
- plural
- kites
as a verb
- past tense
- kited
- present participle
- kiting
- third-person singular
- kites
- past participle
- kited