a light frame covered with thin material that is, e.g. paper or cloth, designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string

any of various hawks with long narrow wings, a deeply forked tail, and feet adapted for taking insects and small reptiles as prey: family Accipitridae

informal an aircraft

informal

informal a fraudulent worthless cheque or bill of exchange

archaic somebody who preys on others

a quadrilateral with two pairs of equal adjacent sides

to move rapidly or in a carefree manner

chiefly NAmer to rise rapidly; to soar

The prices of necessities continue to kite

to move or cause (something) to move or rise rapidly

chiefly NAmer, informal to write, issue, or use (a fraudulent cheque or bill of exchange)