"kites" in the noun sense

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 flown in wind at end of a string

4. kite

any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

"kites" in the verb sense

1. kite

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

"He kited many checks"

2. kite

get credit or money by using a bad check

"The businessman kited millions of dollars"

3. kite

soar or fly like a kite

"The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"

4. kite

fly a kite

"Kids were kiting in the park"

"They kited the Red Dragon model"

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