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kite
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 a toy made of a light frame covered with paper or fabric, that you fly in the air at the end of one or more long strings:
to fly a kite
2 a BIRDOFPREY (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the HAWK family
IDIOMS see FLYv., HIGHadj.
verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to use an illegal cheque to obtain money or to dishonestly change the amount written on a cheque:
to kite checks * check kiting
