kite

//kaɪt//
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Visual representation of kite

Noun

kiteSingular
kitesPlural
1

A light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.

The children flew a kite in the park on a windy day.

2

A quadrilateral shape with two pairs of adjacent sides that are equal in length.

A kite is a four-sided shape with two pairs of equal adjacent sides.

Noun

kiteSingular
kitesPlural
1

A medium to large bird of prey with long wings and a forked tail, belonging to the family Accipitridae.

A kite circled high above the field, searching for prey.

Synonym

Verb

1

To fly a kite or to soar and glide like a kite.

The children kited on the beach all afternoon.

2

To write or use a fraudulent check to obtain money or credit illegally.

He was arrested for kiting checks at several banks.

Synonym

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