Main Entry:

²kite

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

kit·ed; kit·ing

Date:

1839

transitive verb1: to use (a bad check) to get credit or money2: to cause to soar <kited the prices they charged wealthy clients>intransitive verb1 a: to go in a rapid, carefree, or flighty manner b: to rise rapidly : soar2: to get money or credit by a kite

— kit·er noun