noun
1. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
2. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper
flown in wind at end of a string
3. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
4. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
verb
1. fly a kite
e.g. Kids were kiting in the park
They kited the Red Dragon model
2. soar or fly like a kite
e.g. The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains
3. get credit or money by using a bad check
e.g. The businessman kited millions of dollars
4. increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
e.g. He kited many checks