a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
"The teller refused to cash the document, suspecting it was a kite where someone had forged an additional zero onto the amount."
a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
"The fraudster wrote a kite to his own account at a different bank, hoping to deposit it and withdraw cash before the teller realized there were no actual funds."
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
"The children ran to the beach to fly their colorful kites into the strong breeze."
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
"The kite circled high above the fields, spotting a field mouse beneath its long pointed wings."
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
"The ancient Egyptian merchant weighed out a small portion of grain using a kite, which was one-tenth of the standard deben unit."
Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
The stomach; the belly.
A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
In plain English: A kite is a toy with a lightweight frame and fabric that you fly by holding onto a string while it catches the wind.
"The children ran to the beach with their colorful kites ready for the wind."
Usage: As a noun, kite refers specifically to the red bird known for soaring on thermal currents rather than flying like other birds. As a verb, it describes causing something to rise rapidly in value or height, such as costs increasing sharply during inflation.
To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
"The sudden gust of wind caused the sailboat to kite upward out of the water, while rising interest rates are expected to kite housing prices even higher."
In plain English: To fly a kite is to hold onto a string and let it soar through the air while you run around outside.
"The boy flew his red kite high above the beach while the wind blew hard."
A surname.
"Her father, John Kite, introduced her to his famous uncle at the family reunion."
The word kite comes from Old English cȳta and originally referred to the red bird of prey found in Europe. Its root meaning relates to crying or screeching, which likely describes how this specific species sounds when it flies overhead.