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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahyt]
- /kaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahyt]
- /kaɪt/
Definitions of kited word
- noun kited a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 1
- noun kited any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long, pointed wings, feed on insects, carrion, reptiles, rodents, and birds, and are noted for their graceful, gliding flight. Compare black kite, swallow-tailed kite, white-tailed kite. 1
- noun kited Nautical. flying kite. 1
- noun kited Finance. a check drawn against uncollected or insufficient funds, as for redepositing, with the intention of creating a false balance in the account by taking advantage of the time lapse required for collection. a check whose amount has been raised by forgery before cashing. 1
- noun kited a person who preys on others; sharper. 1
- verb without object kited Informal. to fly or move with a rapid or easy motion like that of a kite. 1
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Origin of kited
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900 for def 2; 1655-65 for def 1; Middle English kyte, Old English cȳta kite, bittern; akin to German Kauz owl
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Parts of speech for Kited
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kited popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
kited usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kited
verb kited
- beat it — to go away
- begone — go away!
- decamp — If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
noun kited
- cabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of cab.
- jetted — a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
- planed — Carpentry. any of various woodworking instruments for paring, truing, or smoothing, or for forming moldings, chamfers, rabbets, grooves, etc., by means of an inclined, adjustable blade moved along and against the piece being worked.
- shipped — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
- crated — Simple past tense and past participle of crate.
Antonyms for kited
verb kited
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- fill up — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
noun kited
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.