DEADBEAT


Meaning of DEADBEAT in English

■ adjective

1》 ( dead beat ) informal completely exhausted.

2》 (of a mechanism) without recoil.

■ noun informal

1》 an idle or feckless person.

2》 N. Amer. a person who tries to evade paying debts.

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