kite
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kites
plural
kites
Britannica Dictionary definition of KITE
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1
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a toy that is made of a light frame covered with cloth, paper, or plastic and that is flown in the air at the end of a long string
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The children were flying kites.
2
:
a type of hawk that has long, narrow wings
as high as a kite
informal
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greatly affected by alcohol or drugs
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very drunk or intoxicated
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The driver was as high as a kite.
go fly a kite
US, informal + old-fashioned
— used to tell someone who is bothering you to go away
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When I asked her what was wrong, she told me to go fly a kite.
