kiting

kite[ 'kaitiŋ ]

• n.
  • a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
  • a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
  • plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
  • any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
• v.
  • increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

    "He kited many checks"

  • get credit or money by using a bad check

    "The businessman kited millions of dollars"

  • soar or fly like a kite

    "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"

  • fly a kite

    "They kited the Red Dragon model"