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American English pronunciation

How to pronounce kite

IPA transcription: ['kaɪt]

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Noun

  • 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

  • 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”

Usage examples

  • He just got a new kite for his birthday.
  • He just got a new kite for his birthday.
  • He just got a new kite for his birthday.
  • Lake Istokpoga serves as a home for the snail kite.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • He just got a new kite for his birthday.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
  • A boy dressed up as Winnie The Pooh playing with a kite.
  • Virginia does not know how to fly the kite.
  • The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.