Found 2 items, similar to Deadbeat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: deadbeat deadbeat n : someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: defaulter]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Deadbeat Deadbeat \Dead"beat`\, a. (Physics) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. [1913 Webster] Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement. [1913 Webster]