Definitions
1.NounA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae."A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff."
2.NounAny 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).
3.NounA 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.
4.NounSome species in the subfamily Perninae.
5.NounA rapacious person.
6.NounA 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."On windy spring days, we would fly kites."
7.NounA tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
8.NounA planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
9.NounA 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.
10.NounAn accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
11.NounA rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
12.NounA 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.
13.NounAn aeroplane or aircraft.
14.NounIn 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.
15.NounA spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).
16.NounThe brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
17.NounA (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
18.VerbTo cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly."Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing."
19.VerbTo 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.
20.VerbTo keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
21.VerbTo attack (an enemy) or otherwise cause it to give chase, so as to lead it somewhere (like a kite is led on a string), for example into a trap or ambush or away from its comrades or something it was protecting."I hate it when my knight is kited away from the castle that I'm attacking!"
22.VerbTo (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”)."The wind kited us toward shore."
23.VerbTo manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite."Want to go kite with me this weekend?"
24.VerbTo 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."He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison."
25.VerbTo steal.
26.VerbTo travel by kite, as when kitesurfing."We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay."
27.VerbTo move rapidly; to rush.
28.VerbTo deflect sideways in the water.
29.VerbTo pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.
30.NounThe stomach; the belly.
31.NounA measure of weight equivalent to ⁄10 deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).