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kite

Definition

  • noun: a toy that is made of a light frame covered with cloth, paper, or plastic and that is flown in the air at the end of a long string
  • noun: any of various usually small hawks (family Accipitridae) with long narrow wings and often a notched or forked tail
  • verb: to use (a bad check) to get credit or money
  • synonyms: hawk, milvine, elanet

Examples

  • When I asked her what was wrong, she told me to 'go fly a kite'.

  • The driver was 'as high as a kite'.

  • The children were flying 'kites'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Jo, fish. I want you to look like you're fishing. I'm trying, but I've never fished before. That's quite obvious. You might just as well be flying a kite. Don't look like such an amateur. You're just not fishing. I am, but it's caught on something. Well, give it a yank. Pretend you caught a fish. (..)
    1957 Funny Face