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Kite (Verb)

Fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The accountant kited several checks before anyone noticed the discrepancy in the company's finances.
He kited checks to pay off his personal debts, but eventually, the scheme caught up with him.
Kiting checks had become second nature to the embezzler, who went undetected for years.
The bank employee was fired for kiting checks and manipulating the records to cover up her misdeeds.
She kited checks to buy expensive jewelry and luxury cars, using the company's funds for her own lavish lifestyle.

Soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The seagull kited effortlessly over the waves, catching fish with its sharp talons.
The hang glider kited for hours above the mountainside, marveling at the breathtaking view.
As the wind picked up, the small plane began to kite, rising higher into the clouds.
In the updraft, the eagles kited motionless, scanning the ground below for prey.
The paraglider kited over the desert, feeling a sense of freedom and exhilaration.

Get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars".

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

He was accused of kiting checks in multiple states to fund his lavish lifestyle.
The company kited millions in funding to try and keep itself afloat during the financial struggles.
She was arrested after discovering she had kited numerous bad checks at the local grocery store.
The notorious financial scammer had kited more than $2 million from unsuspecting investors.
He became notorious for kiting huge amounts of money by bouncing checks from state to state.