deadbeat

  1. Noun.  a lazy person.
  2. Noun.  a person who defaults on his debts.
  3. Adjective.  (context, of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation.
  4. Adjective.  defaulting on one's debts.
  5. Adjective.  defeated or exhausted.

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