Dictionary definition · kite
noun
- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
verb
- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently"He kited many checks"
- get credit or money by using a bad check"The businessman kited millions of dollars"
- soar or fly like a kite"The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
- fly a kite"Kids were kiting in the park"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).