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flew a kite

flew a kite is the simple past of fly a kite.

Meaning of fly a kite

Verb

fly a kite (third-person singular simple present flies a kite, present participle flying a kite, simple past flew a kite, past participle flown a kite)

  1. (archaic, slang) To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.
  2. Synonym of go fly a kite.
    Synonyms:
    go fly a kite
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, kite.
    • The children flew a kite in the park.

Questions about flew a kite

What is flew a kite the simple past of?
Flew a kite is the simple past of fly a kite.

Words near flew a kite in the dictionary

  1. Flevolander
  2. Flevolanders
  3. Flevopolder
  4. Flevum
  5. flew
  6. flew a kite
  7. flew apart
  8. flew at
  9. flew baker
  10. flew blind
  11. flew by

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