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kite verb. M19.
[from the noun.]
a. verb intrans. Fly, soar, or move through the air like a kite; fig. move quickly, rush, rise quickly, (foll. by around, off, up, etc.). M19.
T. Pynchon Birds in the sunlight kiting behind him.
b. verb trans. Cause to fly high like a toy kite. M19.
a. verb trans. & intrans. Write or use (a cheque, bill, or receipt) fraudulently or without cover; raise (money) by dishonest means. slang. M19.
A. Miller Dozens of small businessmen with seven-year sentences for kiting not very large checks. New Yorker Even if loans were kited..what did that imply?
b. verb trans. & intrans. Send (a communication); spec. smuggle (a letter) into, out of, or within a prison. slang. E20.