kite

1. To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly. (transitive) · Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing.
2. To tamper with a document or record by increasing the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other items. (slang, transitive)
3. To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger. (transitive)
4. To attack (an enemy) or otherwise cause it to give chase, so as to lead it somewhere (like a kite is led on a string), for example into a trap or ambush or away from its comrades or something it was protecting. (transitive) · I hate it when my knight is kited away from the castle that I'm attacking!
5. To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”). (transitive) · The wind kited us toward shore.
6. To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears. (slang) · He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison.
7. To steal. (US, slang)
8. To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing. (intransitive) · We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay.

He/she/it kites · Past kited · Past participle kited · -ing form kiting