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Noun: kite kIt- 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: kite kIt- 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"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"
Derived forms: kites, kited, kiting Type of: bank check [US], check [N. Amer], cheque [Brit, Cdn], fly, glide, hawk, increase, obtain, plaything, toy Part of: Accipitridae, family Accipitridae Encyclopedia: Kite Kite, GA Kite, Georgia |