Kite — synonyms, definition

1. kite (Noun) N. Amer

1 synonym
spinnaker
6 definitions

kite (Noun) — Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string.

kite (Noun) — A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.

kite (Noun) — A bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float.

kite (Noun) — Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals.

kite (Noun) — A large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind.

kite (Noun) — (geometry) a quadrilateral having two pairs of adjacent edges of equal length; the shape of a simple kite.

7 types of
bank check check cheque hawk headsail plaything toy
10 types
Elanoides forficatus Elanus leucurus Milvus migrans black kite box kite sport kite stunt kite swallow-tailed hawk swallow-tailed kite white-tailed kite
1 part
kite tail
2 parts of
Accipitridae family Accipitridae

2. kite (Verb) N. Amer

4 definitions

kite (Verb) — Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently.

kite (Verb) — Get credit or money by using a bad check.

kite (Verb) — (air travel) soar or fly like a kite. ex. "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"

kite (Verb) — Fly a kite. ex. "Kids were kiting in the park" ex. "They kited the Red Dragon model"

4 types of
fly glide increase obtain