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Word: kite
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A bird of prey in the family Accipitridae with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring.
- A lightweight toy carried on the wind and controlled from the ground by a line.
- astrology A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
- A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
- banking A fraudulent draft, such as a check one drawn on insufficient funds or with altered face value.
- geometry A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.
- dated A lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding-sail.
- slang A spinnaker.
- slang An aircraft, or aeroplane.
- slang|prison A short letter.
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Verb:
- banking To write a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
- engineering To deflect sideways in the water.
- usually with "go" To fly a kite.
- To glide in the manner of a kite.
- To toss or cast.
- To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
- slang|prison To send a short letter.
- slang To steal.
- US To cause an increase, especially in costs.
- video game To attack and destroy a monster or mob from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
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