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Meaning of kite

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  kite
      n 1: a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase
           its face value
      2: a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in
         order to take advantage of the float
      3: plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue
         paper; flown in wind at end of a string
      4: any of several small graceful hawks of the family
         Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects
         and small animals
      v 1: increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited
           many checks"
      2: get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman
         kited millions of dollars"
      3: soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time
         over the mountains"
      4: fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the
         Red Dragon model"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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