kite

kite [kīt]

n.

[ME < OE cyta, akin to MLowG kuten, to gossip < IE echoic base * gou-, to scream > Gr goan, to moan]

1. any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail: they prey esp. on insects, reptiles, and small mammals

2. Chiefly Brit. a greedy, grasping person

3. a light frame, usually of wood, covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a string

4. [pl.] the topmost sails of a ship, for use in a light breeze

5. a bad check or similar fictitious or worthless financial instrument used to raise money or maintain credit temporarily

vi.

kited, kiting

1. Informal

a) to fly like a kite; soar

b) to move lightly and rapidly

2. to get money or credit by using bad checks, etc.

vt.

to issue (a bad check, etc.) as a kite

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☆ go fly a kite!

go away and stop being a bother!