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K0079900 (kīt)n.1. a. A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string or multiple lines, especially for recreation.b. A parafoil flown in a similar manner for recreation.c. A power kite.2. A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of congruent, adjacent sides. Also called deltoid.3. Any of the light sails of a ship that are used only in a light wind.4. Any of various graceful predatory birds of the family Accipitridae, having long pointed wings and often a forked tail.5. An instance of check kiting.v. kit·ed, kit·ing, kites v.intr.1. To fly like a kite; soar or glide.2. To get money or credit with a kite.v.tr. To use (a check) in furtherance of a check kiting scheme.

[Middle English, bird of prey, from Old English cȳta.]

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(kaɪt) n1. a light frame covered with a thin material flown in the wind at the end of a length of string2. slang Brit an aeroplane3. (Nautical Terms) (plural) nautical any of various light sails set in addition to the working sails of a vessel4. (Animals) any diurnal bird of prey of the genera Milvus, Elanus, etc, typically having a long forked tail and long broad wings and usually preying on small mammals and insects: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)5. archaic a person who preys on others6. (Commerce) commerce a negotiable paper drawn without any actual transaction or assets and designed to obtain money on credit, give an impression of affluence, etc7. fly a kite See fly¹¹⁴8. high as a kite See high³⁰vb9. (Commerce) to issue (fictitious papers) to obtain credit or money10. (Commerce) (tr) US and Canadian to write (a cheque) in anticipation of sufficient funds to cover it11. (intr) to soar and glide[Old English cӯta; related to Middle High German küze owl, Old Norse kӯta to quarrel] ˈkiter n

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(kəɪt) n a variant spelling of kyte

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n., v. kit•ed, kit•ing. n. 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of various slim, graceful hawks, as of the New World genera Elanoides and Ictinia and the Old World genus Milvus, with long, pointed wings and usu. a notched or forked tail. 3. a worthless or fraudulently written instrument of credit, esp. a check written for an amount greater than that on deposit and covered with another bogus check drawn on a different bank. 4. a person who preys on others; sharper. v.i. 5. to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite. 6. to obtain money or credit through kites. v.t. 7. to write (a bad check) to obtain money or credit. [before 900; Middle English kyte, Old English cȳta kite, bittern] kit′er, n.

kite

In naval mine warfare, a device which when towed, submerges and planes at a predetermined level without sideways displacement.

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Past participle: kited
Gerund: kiting

Imperative
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Present
I kite
you kite
he/she/it kites
we kite
you kite
they kite

Preterite
I kited
you kited
he/she/it kited
we kited
you kited
they kited

Present Continuous
I am kiting
you are kiting
he/she/it is kiting
we are kiting
you are kiting
they are kiting

Present Perfect
I have kited
you have kited
he/she/it has kited
we have kited
you have kited
they have kited

Past Continuous
I was kiting
you were kiting
he/she/it was kiting
we were kiting
you were kiting
they were kiting

Past Perfect
I had kited
you had kited
he/she/it had kited
we had kited
you had kited
they had kited

Future
I will kite
you will kite
he/she/it will kite
we will kite
you will kite
they will kite

Future Perfect
I will have kited
you will have kited
he/she/it will have kited
we will have kited
you will have kited
they will have kited

Future Continuous
I will be kiting
you will be kiting
he/she/it will be kiting
we will be kiting
you will be kiting
they will be kiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been kiting
you have been kiting
he/she/it has been kiting
we have been kiting
you have been kiting
they have been kiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been kiting
you will have been kiting
he/she/it will have been kiting
we will have been kiting
you will have been kiting
they will have been kiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been kiting
you had been kiting
he/she/it had been kiting
we had been kiting
you had been kiting
they had been kiting

Conditional
I would kite
you would kite
he/she/it would kite
we would kite
you would kite
they would kite

Past Conditional
I would have kited
you would have kited
he/she/it would have kited
we would have kited
you would have kited
they would have kited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kite - a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face valuebank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
	2.	kite - a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the floatbank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
	3.	kite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a stringbox kite - a kite shaped like a box open at both endskite tail - a bob on a kite to provide balanceplaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played withsport kite, stunt kite - a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands
	4.	kite - any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animalsAccipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagleshawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailblack kite, Milvus migrans - dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrionElanoides forficatus, swallow-tailed hawk, swallow-tailed kite - graceful North American black-and-white kiteElanus leucurus, white-tailed kite - grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
Verb	1.	kite - increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	2.	kite - get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
	3.	kite - soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane
	4.	kite - fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"fly - cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"

kite

nounhigh as a kite excited, thrilled, worked up, aflame, high (informal), moved, wild, nervous, stirred, disturbed, stimulated, enthusiastic, aroused, awakened, animated, roused, flurried, agitated, hyper (informal), feverish, tumultuous, overwrought, hot and bothered (informal), discomposed I was as high as a kite most of the time.

Translations

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kite

(kait) noun a light frame covered with paper or other material, and with string attached, for flying in the air. The children were flying their kites in the park.风筝

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be higher than a kite

1. To be very intoxicated by alcohol or (especially) drugs. I tried tutoring him in math, but he was always higher than a kite when I came by.2. To be elated or euphorically happy. I was higher than a kite when I found out I got into Stanford.See also: higher, kite

higher than a kite

1. Very intoxicated by alcohol or (especially) drugs. I tried tutoring him in math, but he was always higher than a kite when I came by.2. Elated; euphorically happy. I was higher than a kite when I found out I got into my first choice school.See also: higher, kite

higher than Gilderoy's kite

Extremely high; so high that it can hardly be seen. "Gilderoy" was the nickname of notorious 17th-century highwayman Patrick MacGregor, who was hanged at a time when the height of the gallows corresponded to the severity of a criminal's misdeeds. Thus, MacGregor was hanged higher than his accomplices—like a kite in the sky. Why did you put the dishes on a shelf higher than Gilderoy's kite? You know I can't reach anything up there! A: "Can you see the plane?" B: "It's higher than Gilderoy's kite! All I see is a tiny speck!"See also: higher, kite

be as high as a kite

1. slang To be very intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were as high as a kite!2. To be very happy. I was as high as a kite when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.See also: high, kite

fly a kite

1. To suggest something in order to gauge interest in it or others' perception of it. When everyone objected to my idea, I reassured them that I was just flying a kite and had not made any sort of decision on the matter.2. To ponder a potential reason or explanation for something. Oh, you're just flying a kite—you don't really know why Emily didn't come to the party.See also: fly, kite

kite flying

1. The practice of telling or suggesting an idea or plan to people in order to gauge their reaction to it. I can always tell when my boss is kite flying, because she suddenly starts mentioning vague details about projects we've never heard of.2. The practice of drawing checks on an overdrawn account and lodging them into another account in order to create a false credit balance. Primarily heard in UK. He had been using kite flying to keep his business financially afloat for nearly a year before being caught by banking authorities.See also: flying, kite

go fly a kite

To go away and leave one alone because what is being done or said is very irritating. Often used as an imperative. A: "The experiment might work better if you actually knew what you were supposed to be mixing together." B: "You know what, Jenny? Why don't you go fly a kite?"See also: fly, go, kite

be flying a kite

To be suggesting something in order to gauge interest in it. When everyone objected to my idea, I reassured them that I was just flying a kite and had not made any sort of decision on the matter.See also: flying, kite

(as) high as a kite

1. Literally, very high in terms of height or distance. The balloon flew as high as a kite when the little girl let it go.2. slang Very intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were as high as a kite!3. Very happy. I was as high as a kite when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.See also: high, kite

fly kites

To write a check that exceeds the amount currently in its bank account and then depositing the check at a second bank, so that one can use funds from the second bank—at least until one gets caught. A: "Is it true that Drew got busted for writing bad checks?" B: "Oh yeah, he was flying kites all over town."See also: fly, kite

Go chase yourself!

and Go climb a tree!; Go fly a kite!; Go jump in the lake!Inf. Go away and stop bothering me! Bob: Get out of here. Bill! You're driving mecrazy! Go chase yourself'. Bill: What did I do to you? Bob: You're just in the way. Bill: Dad, can I have ten bucks? Father: Go climb a tree! Fred: Stop pestering me, John. Go jump in the lake! John: What did I do? Bob: Well, Bill, don't you owe me some money? Bill: Go fly a kite!See also: chase, go

*high as a kite

and *high as the sky 1. Lit. very high. (*Also: as ~.) The tree grew as high as a kite. Our pet bird got outside and flew up high as the sky. 2. Fig. drunk or drugged. (*Also: as ~.) Bill drank beer until he got as high as a kite. The thieves were high as the sky on drugs.See also: high, kite

go fly a kite

Also, go chase yourself or climb a tree or jump in the lake or sit on a tack or soak your head . Go away and stop bothering me, as in Quit it, go fly a kite, or Go jump in the lake. All of these somewhat impolite colloquial imperatives date from the first half of the 1900s and use go as described under go and. See also: fly, go, kite

high as a kite

Intoxicated, as by alcohol, as in After three beers she's high as a kite. The adjective high has been used in the sense of "drunk" since the early 1600s; the addition of kite dates from the early 1900s. The phrase is now used of disorientation due to any drug. See also: high, kite

high as a kite

INFORMALIf someone is as high as a kite, they feel very excited, or they are strongly affected by alcohol or drugs. When I finally finished the course I felt as high as a kite. I felt so strange on the steroid injections. I was as high as a kite some of the time.See also: high, kite

be flying a kite

mainly BRITISHIf someone is flying a kite, they are suggesting ideas or possibilities in order to see how people react to them before making a decision about them. The committee has paid a good deal of attention to what might be politically possible. It is consciously flying a kite. The idea came from a senator, but it seems likely that he was flying a kite for the secretary of state. Note: You can also talk about kite-flying. Bracken says he does not want to start kite-flying for his candidacy.See also: flying, kite

fly a kite

try something out to test opinion. informal A historical sense of this phrase was ‘raise money by an accommodation bill’, meaning to raise money on credit, and this sense of testing public opinion of your creditworthiness gave rise to the current figurative sense. The US phrase go fly a kite! means ‘go away!’.See also: fly, kite

high as a kite

intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. informal This expression is a play on high meaning ‘lofty’ and its informal sense ‘intoxicated’.See also: high, kite

fly a ˈkite

(British English, informal) release a bit of information, etc. in order to test public reaction to something that you plan to do at a later date: Let’s fly a kite. Tell the papers that the government is thinking of raising the school leaving age to 18, and we’ll see what the reaction is.A kite is a kind of toy that you fly in the air at the end of one or more long strings. It will tell you which way the wind is blowing.See also: fly, kite

(go) fly a/your ˈkite

(American English, informal) used to tell somebody to go away and stop annoying you or interferingSee also: fly, kite

(as) high as a ˈkite

(informal) in an excited state, especially because of drugs, alcohol, etc: He was as high as a kite when they came to arrest him.See also: high, kite

fly kites

tv. to distribute or pass bad checks. (see also kite.) Marty was picked up for flying kites in three different cities. See also: fly, kite

Go chase yourself!

and Go chase your tail! and Go climb a tree! and Go fly a kite! and Go fry an egg! and Go jump in the lake! and Go soak your head! and Go soak yourself! exclam. Beat it!; Go away! Oh, go chase yourself! Go soak your head! You’re a pain in the neck. See also: chase, go

Go fly a kite!

verbSee Go chase yourself!See also: fly, go

kite

1. n. a drug user who is always high. (Drugs.) The guy’s a kite. He won’t make any sense no matter what you ask him. 2. tv. to write worthless checks; to raise the amount on a check. (see also fly kites.) Chuck made a fortune kiting checks. 3. n. a worthless check. (Underworld.) He finally wrote one kite too many, and they nabbed him.

kited

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From high as a kite.) Britney was too kited to see her hand in front of her. See also: kite

go climb a tree/fly a kite

Go away and stop annoying me. There are many other versions of these colloquial imperatives, from go chase yourself, dating from about 1900, to go jump in the lake, sit on a tack, or soak your head, also of twentieth-century provenance. All could be classed as clichés. See also go to the devil.See also: climb, fly, go, kite, tree

go fly a kite

Get lost! Kite flying is an activity that is done far less now than in previous centuries. Accordingly, “go fly a kite!” is heard far less than “get lost!” “take a hike!” and “get your ass out of here!” (or something stronger).See also: fly, go, kite

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noun a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

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noun a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

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noun plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper

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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

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verb increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

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verb get credit or money by using a bad check

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verb soar or fly like a kite

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verb fly a kite

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