Kite

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

   “A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.”

2. isim Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).

   “The milvus, or kite, is a native of Europe, Asia, and Africa. […] Its motion in the air distinguishes it from all other birds, being so smooth and even that it is scarcely perceptible.”

3. isim A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.

   “The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings.”

4. isim Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
5. isim A rapacious person.

   “deteſted kite, thou li[e]ſt[.] [M]y traine, and^([sic – meaning are]) men of choiſe and rareſt parts, that all particulars of dutie knowe, and in the moſt exact regard, ſupport the worſhip of their name, [...]”

6. isim A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

   “On windy spring days, we would fly kites.”

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

   “The purpose of the water kite is to float beneath or beside the ship at a depth sufficient to insure safety.”

8. isim A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

   “Frequently a kite formation is created by one of the planets in the trine by its opposition to another planet, which allows expulsion and redirection of the pent-up energy associated with a closed circuit.”

9. isim A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.

   “But she said, "if this was a kite, he didn't realize that you don't have the float time of the old days," which made check-kiting easier.”

10. isim An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
11. isim A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
12. isim A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
13. isim An aeroplane or aircraft.

    “And did you know the Chiefie said that one of our kites went in the drink last night?”

14. isim In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

    “Our good master keeps his kites up to the last moment, studding-sails alow and aloft, and, by incessant straight steering, never loses a rod of way.”

15. isim A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).

    “The key to a good gybe is to bring the spinnaker round to the old weather side before you begin, and then to steer to keep some wind in the kite.”

16. isim The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.

    “Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) Also known as kite or pearl. Brill reaches a maximum length of 75cm (29½in). It lives in the Eastern Atlantic, from Iceland to Morocco, throughout the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.”

17. isim A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
18. fiil 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.”

19. fiil 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.

    “A pharmacist "kited" and "shorted" a significant percentage of prescriptions. "Kiting" refers to the pharmacist's forging upward the number of pills originally prescribed by the physician, charging Medicaid for the increased amount but providing the patient with the originally prescribed quantity.”

20. fiil To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
21. fiil 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!”

22. fiil To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).

    “The wind kited us toward shore.”

23. fiil 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?”

24. fiil 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.”

25. fiil To steal.

    “Andy also kept a box of that [steel wool] in his cell, although he didn't get it from me—I imagine he kited it from the prison laundry.”

26. fiil To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.

    “We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay.”

27. fiil To move rapidly; to rush.

    “They commenced whipping their horses at the base, and, as one of the prisoners expressed it, "they went kiting up the hill, and for nearly a mile after the summit had been gained."”

28. fiil To deflect sideways in the water.

    “This column action causes the tow line to kite either to the port or the starboard side, […]”

29. fiil To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.

    “Prison Hall in Central Hospital was claimed by some patients to be "organized" in the more extensive manner of prisons for the sane. Here, it was claimed, an attendant could be bribed to "kite" a letter or bring in contraband, […]”

30. isim The stomach; the belly.

    “"You know my father's name?" "It would be strange if I didnae," he returned, "for he was my born brother; and little as ye seem to like either me or my house, or my good parritch, I'm your born uncle, Davie, my man, and you my born nephew. So give us the letter, and sit down and fill your kyte."”