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Meaning Of Kite
n.
Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many
species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and
usually a forked tail.
n.
Fig. : One who is rapacious.
n.
A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or
cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
n.
A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
n.
A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of
symmetry.
n.
Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to
sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a
bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation
check or bill.
n.
The brill.
v. i.
To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See
Kite, 6.