kite

1. (transitive)To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.

   Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing.

2. (slang, transitive)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.

3. (transitive)To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.

4. (transitive)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.

   I hate it when my knight is kited away from the castle that I'm attacking!

5. (ambitransitive, transitive)To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).

   The wind kited us toward shore.

   fly a kite

6. (ambitransitive, rare)To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.

   Want to go kite with me this weekend?

   einen Drachen steigen lassen

   запуска́ть зме́яzapuskátʹ zméja

   soar or fly like a kite

7. (ambitransitive, slang)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.

   He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison.

8. (US, ambitransitive, broadly, slang)To steal.

9. (intransitive)To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.

   We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay.

10. (figuratively, intransitive)To move rapidly; to rush.

11. (intransitive)To deflect sideways in the water.

12. (US, intransitive, slang)To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.

1. He flew a kite.

   Він пускав змія. — deniko

   ruОн запускал змея. — sharptoothed

   deEr ließ einen Drachen steigen. — MUIRIEL

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2. Let's fly a kite.

   Запустімо змія! — aandrusiak

   ruДавайте запустим воздушного змея. — fjay69

   deLassen wir einen Drachen steigen. — jakov

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3. Go fly a kite.

   Топай звідси. — deniko

   deHau ab! — stefz

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4. Tom flew a kite.

   Том пускав змія. — deniko

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5. He's good at flying kites.

   Він добре вміє запускати повітряного змія. — deniko

   ruОн хорошо умеет запускать воздушного змея. — fjay69

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