kite
kahyt
- n a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- n a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- n plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
- n any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
- v increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
He kited many checks - v get credit or money by using a bad check
The businessman kited millions of dollars - v soar or fly like a kite
The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains - v fly a kite
They kited the Red Dragon model
- THUNDERBOLT: An artist's rendering shows how the electrified kite string bristled with its charge and gave the inventor a famous jolt.
- When Andy Wardley first started entering kite-flying competitions back in the mid-1990s, hardly anyone was doing elaborate tricks.
- Boys preparing to fight their kites in Kabul.