Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fly a kite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
fly- a kite
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.

Archaic; Slang

verb

Synonym of go fly a kite.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, kite.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

flies a kite (present, singular) flying a kite (participle, present) flew a kite (past) flown a kite (participle, past) fly the kite (alternative)

Synonyms

go fly a kite

Questions

What does fly a kite mean?
To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.

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