Thesaurus: kite

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1. n. Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
2. n. Fig. : One who is rapacious.
3. n. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. n. A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. n. A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.
6. n. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.
7. n. The brill.
8. v. i. To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.
9. n. The belly.
10. n. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
11. n. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
12. n. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string