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kite > 8 senses
NOUN	1	kite	A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
	2	kite	A bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
	3	kite	Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper
	4	kite	Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
VERB	1	kite	Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
	2	kite	Get credit or money by using a bad check
	3	kite	Soar or fly like a kite
	4	kite	Fly a kite

kite > pronunciation
Sounds	kay't
Rhymes	acolyte, airtight, alight, and 175 more rhymes in ayt...

kite > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.
Broader	check, bank check, cheque
Verbs	kite

kite > noun 2, possession
Meaning	A bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float.
Broader	check, bank check, cheque
Verbs	kite

kite > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper. Flown in wind at end of a string.
Parts	kite tail
Broader	plaything, toy
Narrower	box kite; sport kite, stunt kite
Verbs	kite

kite > noun 4, animal
Meaning	Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals.
Member of	Accipitridae, family Accipitridae
Broader	hawk
Narrower	black kite, Milvus migrans; swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tailed hawk, Elanoides forficatus; white-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus

kite > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He kited many checks"
Broader	increase
Nouns	kite

kite > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Get credit or money by using a bad check.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The businessman kited millions of dollars"
Broader	obtain
Nouns	kite

kite > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Soar or fly like a kite.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
Category	air travel, aviation, air
Broader	glide

kite > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Fly a kite.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"They kited the Red Dragon model"
Broader	fly
Nouns	kite

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