A Quick and Simple Dictionary

kite

1. Noun.  Any of falconiform birds of prey in the subfamily Elaninae of the family Accipitridae with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring.
2. Noun.  A lightweight toy or other device carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
3. Noun.  A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
4. Noun.  (geometry) A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.
5. Noun.  (banking) A fraudulent draft, such as a check one drawn on insufficient funds or with altered face value.
6. Noun.  (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
7. Noun.  (slang) An aircraft, or aeroplane.
8. Noun.  (sailing, dated) A lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding-sail.
9. Noun.  (sailing, slang) A spinnaker.
10. Noun.  (US, slang) A short letter.
11. Verb.  (rare, usually with "go") To fly a kite.
12. Verb.  To glide in the manner of a kite.
13. Verb.  To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
14. Verb.  To toss or cast.
15. Verb.  (banking) To write a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
16. Verb.  (US) To cause an increase, especially in costs.
17. Verb.  (video games) To attack and destroy a monster or mob from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
18. Verb.  (nautical, engineering) To deflect sideways in the water.
19. Verb.  (US, slang) To send a short letter.
20. Verb.  (US, slang) To steal.