kite meaning

UK /kaɪt/ US /kaɪt/ 1 syllable

kite (noun): a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.

kite has 8 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

kite as a noun

  1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

    Type of: check

  2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

    Type of: check

  3. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

    Type of: plaything

    Kinds: box kite, sport kite

  4. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

    Type of: hawk

    Kinds: black kite, swallow-tailed kite, white-tailed kite

kite as a verb

  1. increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
    • He kited many checks

    Type of: increase

  2. get credit or money by using a bad check
    • The businessman kited millions of dollars

    Type of: obtain

  3. soar or fly like a kite
    • The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains

    Type of: glide

  4. fly a kite
    • Kids were kiting in the park
    • They kited the Red Dragon model

    Type of: fly

How to pronounce kite

kite is pronounced /kaɪt/ in British English and /kaɪt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with kite

Word lists: words starting with KI · words ending in TE · 4-letter words

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