kite

1. 1.

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

   Broadercheck
2. 2.

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

   Broadercheck
3. 3.

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

   Broaderplaything

   Narrowerbox kitesport kite

   Partskite tail
4. 4.

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

   Broaderhawk

   Narrowerblack kiteswallow-tailed kitewhite-tailed kite

   Part ofAccipitridae

1. 1.

   increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

   “He kited many checks”

   Broaderincrease
2. 2.

   get credit or money by using a bad check

   “The businessman kited millions of dollars”

   Broaderobtain
3. 3.

   soar or fly like a kite

   “The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”

   Broaderglide

   air travel

4. 4.

   fly a kite

   “Kids were kiting in the park”

   “They kited the Red Dragon model”

   Broaderfly

Other forms of kite

plural

kites·

past tense

kited·

present participle

kiting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kite

What does kite mean?

kite means "a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kite?

kite has 1 syllable: kite. In IPA it is /ˈkaɪt/.

Is kite a common word?

kite is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.