American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kites
IPA transcription: ['kaɪts]
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Noun
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a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
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a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
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plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
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any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
Verb
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increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
“He kited many checks”
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get credit or money by using a bad check
“The businessman kited millions of dollars”
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soar or fly like a kite
“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”
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fly a kite
“Kids were kiting in the park”
“They kited the Red Dragon model”
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supply with a set of articles or tools
Usage examples
- It has twenty faces which are congruent kites.
- Lawrence Hargrave created many of his monoplanes and cellular kites while at 'Hillcrest'.
- two people fly kites in a field
- Peregrine falcons and brahminy kites nest here.
- Tielli has since moved to Toronto and formed the group Metal Kites.
- He went on to work in Chicago, making kites out of Chinese paper.
- However, the primary recreational use is windsurfing and kitesurfing.