kiting

Flying tethered toys

Kiting has several meanings united by the image of something flying or floating.

In banking, kiting is writing checks against insufficient funds, exploiting the delay before they clear: He was arrested for check kiting.

In gaming, kiting is a combat tactic of attacking enemies while staying just out of their reach, leading them around like a kite on a string.

The word also simply describes flying a kite.

aerodynamics

wind

Air current outdoors

liftMechanism for vertical transport
dragResistance through fluid
airflowMovement of atmosphere

thermals · updrafts · soaring · gliding · altitude · tension · pull · steering · control · maneuvering

recreation

string

Slender fiber or character sequence

tailRear animal appendage
reelWinding cylinder or dance
spoolCylinder for winding material

diamond · delta · festival · beach · park · flying · launching · crashing · tangling · running

fraud

float

Buoyant object or vehicle

insufficient fundsLacking required money
bank fraudDeception targeting financial institutions
depositsMaterial settled or stored

withdrawals · accounts · scheme · investigation · prosecution · embezzlement · financial crime · deception · manipulation · illegal

sport

traction

Adhesive friction enabling movement

harnessStraps controlling an animal
barDrinking establishment
linesStrokes connecting two points

board · waves · tricks · jumping · boosting · handles · terrain · foil · leading edge · speed

Categories

gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
financial crimesbank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud
RTS GamesStarCraft, Warcraft, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Red Alert
paraglidingwing, glider, paramotor, harness, risers

Opposites

financial legitimacy

kitinglegal transactions

Enforceable exchanges of value

straight dealing

recreational activity (flying kites)

kitingindoor recreation

Leisure activities done inside

gaming tactic (drawing enemies)

Declining rapidly, collapsing

close-quarters combat · camping · turtling · holding ground · brawling

Family

kite, kites, kited, kitesurfing, kiteboard, kiteboarding, kiters, kitesurfer, high-flying

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