kite - English → Finnish-Hungarian - Dictionary

n Any of falconiform bird of prey|birds of prey in the subfamily Elaninae of the family Accipitridae with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring.

n A lightweight toy or other device carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

n A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.

n (geometry) A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.

n (banking) A fraudulent draft, such as a check one drawn on insufficient funds or with altered face value.

n (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

n (slang) An aircraft, or aeroplane.

n (sailing|dated) A lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding-sail.

n (sailing|slang) A spinnaker.

n (US|slang|prison) A short letter.

v (rare|usually with "go") To fly a kite.

v To glide in the manner of a kite.

v To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.

v To toss or cast.

v (banking) To write a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.

v (US) To cause an increase, especially in costs.

v (video games) To attack and destroy a monster or mob from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.

v (nautical|engineering) To deflect sideways in the water.

v (US|slang|prison) To send a short letter.

v (US|slang) To steal.

n (UK|_|dialectal|Northern England|Scotland) The stomach; belly.

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