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Kite

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Meaning

Noun

In Kites (birds):
  • A
    of the family Accipitridae.
  • Any
    of the
    Milvinae, with long
    and
    ,
    mostly on
    and
    long
    ;
    , the
    (Milvus milvus) and the
    (Milvus migrans).
  • Some
    in the
    Perninae.
  • In Kites (birds) & Toys:
  • A
    of the family Accipitridae.
  • A
    of the
    Elanus, having
    , that
    and
    by
    ; also, any
    of related
    in the
    Elaninae.
  • A
    person.
    In Toys:
    A
    or other
    ,
    and
    like a
    with a
    of a
    to its
    or like a
    (
    9),
    and
    and
    from the
    by one or more lines.
    In Astrology:
    In Banking:
    A
    ; a
    , such
    there are
    to
    it, or one that has been
    without authorization.
    In Finance:
    An
    (“a
    by a
    as a
    , as a
    and without compensation”).
    In Cycling:
    A
    who is good at
    but less good at descents.
    In Geometry & Toys:
    In Aviation & Military:
    An
    or aircraft.
    In Sailing & Wind:
    In Sailing & Wind:
    A
    (“supplementary
    to a mainsail”).
    In British English & Flatfish:
    The
    (Scophthalmus
    ), a type of flatfish.
    In American English:
    A (usually
    )
    or
    , especially one
    into, within, or
    a prison.
    In Northern England English & Scottish English:
    The
    ; the belly.
    In Ancient Egypt:
    A
    of
    to ¹⁄₁₀
    (about 0.32
    or 9.1 grams).

    Verb

    In American English & Toys:
    To cause (something) to
    upwards
    like a
    ; also (chiefly US,
    ) to cause (something, such as
    ) to increase
    .
    In Units of measure:
    To
    with a
    or
    by
    the
    of something beyond its
    amount so that the
    may be
    ;
    , to
    a
    for this
    by
    the number of
    or other items.
    In Video games:
    To
    of (an
    ) in order to
    from a
    , without
    to danger.
    To (cause to)
    in the
    of a
    (“bird”).
    In Toys:
    To
    like a
    ; also, usually
    by an
    of go: to
    a
    .
    In Banking:
    To
    or present (a
    ) on an
    with
    , either to
    or
    that
    will become available
    the
    clears.
    In American English:
    To steal.
    To
    by
    , as when
    surfing.
    To
    ; to rush.
    In Engineering & Nautical:
    To
    sideways in the water.
    In American English:
    To
    a (usually
    )
    or
    , especially
    into, within, or
    a prison.

    Name

    A surname.
    A
    in Johnson County, Georgia, United States,
    after Shaderick Kight, who
    the spelling.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary
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