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kite
Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
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noun
Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
noun
Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
noun
A bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
noun
A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
verb
Fly a kite
“Kids were kiting in the park”
verb
Soar or fly like a kite
“The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”
verb
Get credit or money by using a bad check
“The businessman kited millions of dollars”
verb
Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
“He kited many checks”
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Kids were kiting in the park
They kited the Red Dragon model
The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains
The businessman kited millions of dollars
He kited many checks
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