Soar vs. Kite
Difference Between Soar and Kite
Soarverb
To fly aloft with little effort, as a bird.
Kitenoun
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.Soarverb
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
Kitenoun
Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
Soarverb
To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
Kitenoun
A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
Soarverb
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
The pump prices soared into new heights as the strike continued.Kitenoun
Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
Soarverb
(figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
Kitenoun
(figuratively) A rapacious person.
Soarnoun
The act of soaring.
Kitenoun
A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
On windy spring days, we would fly kites.Soarnoun
An upward flight.
Kitenoun
A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
Soarnoun
the act of rising upward into the air
Kitenoun
(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
Soarverb
rise rapidly;
the dollar soared against the yesKitenoun
A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
Soarverb
fly by means of a hang glider
Kitenoun
An accommodation bill.
Soarverb
fly upwards or high in the sky
Kitenoun
A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
Soarverb
go or move upward;
The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announcedKitenoun
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
Four-sided figures without parallel sides include trapezoids and kites.Soarverb
fly a plane without an engine
Kitenoun
An aeroplane or aircraft.
Kitenoun
In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.
Kitenoun
A supplementary sail to a mainsail.
Kitenoun
The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
Kitenoun
A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
Kitenoun
The stomach; the belly.
Kitenoun
(Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to 0.1 deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
Kiteverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing.Kiteverb
To tamper with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other items.
Kiteverb
To keep ahead of (an enemy) in order to attack repeatedly from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
Kiteverb
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a bird.
The wind kited us toward shore.Kiteverb
To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.
He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison.Kiteverb
To steal.
Kiteverb
Usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
I’m going kiting this weekend.Kiteverb
(intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay.Kiteverb
To move rapidly; to rush.
Kiteverb
To deflect sideways in the water.
Kiteverb
To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
Kitenoun
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
Kitenoun
a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
Kitenoun
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
Kitenoun
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
Kiteverb
increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently;
He kited many checksKiteverb
get credit or money by using a bad check;
The businessman kited millions of dollarsKiteverb
soar or fly like a kite;
The pilot kited for a long time over the mountainsKiteverb
fly a kite;
Kids were kiting in the parkThey kited the Red Dragon model
