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Meaning
Noun
●
In Kites (birds):
A
bird of prey
of the family Accipitridae.
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).
Some
species
in the
subfamily
Perninae.
●
In Kites (birds) & Toys:
A
bird of prey
of the family Accipitridae.
A
bird
of the
genus
Elanus, having
thin
pointed
wings
, that
preys on
rodents
and
hunts
by
hovering
; also, any
bird
of related
genera
in the
subfamily
Elaninae.
●
A
rapacious
person.
●
In Toys:
A
lightweight
toy
or other
device
,
traditionally
flat
and
shaped
like a
triangle
with a
segment
of a
circle
attached
to its
base
or like a
quadrilateral
(
see sense
9),
carried
on the wind
and
tethered
and
controlled
from the
ground
by one or more lines.
●
A
tethered
object
which
deflects
its
position
in a
medium
by
obtaining
lift
and
drag in
reaction
with its
relative
motion
in the
medium
.
●
In Astrology:
A
planetary
configuration
wherein one
planet
of a
grand
trine
is in
opposition
to an
additional
fourth
planet
.
●
In Banking:
A
blank cheque
; a
fraudulent
cheque
, such
as one
issued
even though
there are
insufficient
funds
to
honour
it, or one that has been
altered
without authorization.
●
In Finance:
An
accommodation bill
(“a
bill of exchange
endorsed
by a
reputable
third party
acting
as a
guarantor
, as a
favour
and without compensation”).
●
In Cycling:
A
rider
who is good at
climbs
but less good at descents.
●
In Geometry & Toys:
A
polygon
resembling
the
shape
of a
traditional
toy
kite
(sense 3): a
quadrilateral
having
two pairs
of
edges
of
equal
length
, the
edges
of each
pair
touching
each other
at one
end.
●
In Aviation & Military:
An
aeroplane
or aircraft.
●
In Sailing & Wind:
In a
square-rigged
ship
:
originally
a
sail
positioned
above a
topsail
;
later
a
lightweight
sail
set above the
topgallants
, such as a
studding sail
or a
jib
topsail
.
●
In Sailing & Wind:
A
spinnaker
(“supplementary
sail
to a mainsail”).
●
In British English & Flatfish:
The
brill
(Scophthalmus
rhombus
), a type of flatfish.
●
In American English:
A (usually
concealed
)
letter
or
oral
message
, especially one
passed
illegally
into, within, or
out of
a prison.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
The
stomach
; the belly.
●
In Ancient Egypt:
A
measure
of
weight
equivalent
to ¹⁄₁₀
deben
(about 0.32
ounces
or 9.1 grams).
Verb
●
In American English & Toys:
To cause (something) to
move
upwards
rapidly
like a
toy
kite
; also (chiefly US,
figurative
) to cause (something, such as
costs
) to increase
rapidly
.
●
In Units of measure:
To
tamper
with a
document
or
record
by
increasing
the
quantity
of something beyond its
proper
amount so that the
difference
may be
unlawfully
retained
;
in particular
, to
alter
a
medical
prescription
for this
purpose
by
increasing
the number of
pills
or other items.
●
In Video games:
To
keep ahead
of (an
enemy
) in order to
attack
repeatedly
from a
distance
, without
exposing oneself
to danger.
●
To (cause to)
glide
in the
manner
of a
kite
(“bird”).
●
In Toys:
To
manipulate
like a
toy
kite
; also, usually
preceded
by an
inflection
of go: to
fly
a
toy
kite
.
●
In Banking:
To
write
or present (a
cheque
) on an
account
with
insufficient
funds
, either to
defraud
or
expecting
that
funds
will become available
by the time
the
cheque
clears.
●
In American English:
To steal.
●
To
travel
by
kite
, as when
kite
surfing.
●
To
move
rapidly
; to rush.
●
In Engineering & Nautical:
To
deflect
sideways in the water.
●
In American English:
To
pass
a (usually
concealed
)
letter
or
oral
message
, especially
illegally
into, within, or
out of
a prison.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
minor
city
in Johnson County, Georgia, United States,
named
after Shaderick Kight, who
chose
the spelling.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Glede
Kight
Kyte
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Soar
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