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Deadbeat
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Deadbeat
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1. informal
a lazy or socially undesirable person
2. mainly US
a.
a person who makes a habit of avoiding or evading his or her responsibilities or debts
b.
(as modifier)
a deadbeat dad
3.
a high grade escapement used in pendulum clocks
4. (modifier)
(of a clock escapement) having a beat without any recoil
5. (modifier) physics
a.
(of a system) returning to an equilibrium position with little or no oscillation
b.
(of an instrument or indicator) indicating a true reading without oscillation
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Deadbeat
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1.
making a beat without recoil
a deadbeat clock escapement
2.
not oscillating
said of an indicator on a meter, etc.3. US, Informal
designating a parent who fails to make court-ordered payments for the support of a child
noun US, Slang
4.
a person who tries to evade paying debts
5.
a lazy, idle person
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Deadbeat
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1. One who does not pay one's debts.
2. A lazy person; a loafer.
adj.
Not fulfilling one's obligations or paying one's debts: a deadbeat dad.
adj.
Having an indicator that stops without oscillation.
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