Real Dictionary

kite
countable noun: A kite is a bird of prey which eats small animals as food.
countable noun: A kite is an object, usually used as a toy, which is flown in the air. It consists of a light frame covered with paper or cloth and has a long string attached which you hold while the kite is flying.

kite in American English
any of various accipitrine birds with long, pointed wings and, usually, a forked tail: they prey esp. on insects, reptiles, and small mammals
to fly like a kite; soar
to issue (a bad check, etc.) as a kite

kite in American English 1
intransitive verb: to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite
noun: a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string
transitive verb: to employ (a check or the like) as a kite; to cash or pass (a kite, forged check, etc.)

kite in American English 2
noun

kite in British English 1
noun: a light frame covered with a thin material flown in the wind at the end of a length of string

kite in British English 2
noun