to kite
1
6.4
- verb
- /kaɪt/
- If I find that some enemy can't jump over a fence, and I just keep kiting it around that fence, is that "an exploit"?
Examples
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And we can talk about it while we kite ski across Greenland or drink rum and play dominoes in Cuba.
Blog text (20) -
When I have dreams of flying, it's never in a plane; it's always that magical flying where you just spread your arms and kite around the sky and never mind physics.
Blog text (24) -
Take off like a kite, Right, Simon?
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What I need, Mother, is to kite myself up in the air and cut the string and fly untethered.
Fiction book (2000) -
They're "cheating" just as much as someone who exploits the lack of intelligence of some enemies to kite them endlessly around a fence.
Blog text (24) -
On a windy day, they decided to kite over the hills, enjoying the feeling of soaring high above the ground.
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She loves to kite through the clouds when she has the chance to go skydiving.
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The children laughed as they kite along the coastline, feeling the rush of the wind beneath their wings.
Synonyms
89
1.8
To fly high and freely in the air like a bird or glider
39
1.0
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
32
1.0
Make a kite or balloon move and float in the air
5
3.9
To move quickly through the air like a bird
1
3.6
To glide smoothly through the air while slowly coming down
Idioms
- NSFW
12
9.0
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
Compounds
1
8.2
A grey and white bird that hunts small animals in warm parts of the Americas
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Kite meaning to soar or glide comes from both the bird and the toy; to kite is to 'ride' the wind and glide through the air like a kite bird or a flying toy.