(nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship.

(nautical) To stand further off from (a ship)

(nautical) To approach nearer to (a ship).

(nautical) To sail close to the wind. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure hardship cheerfully. / (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to keep from falling or sinking.

(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others. / Any loafer around a waterfront. / A person who collects marine salvage at the coast.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down. / (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward. / (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

(intransitive, nautical) To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy. In the Royal Navy the drums were beaten to the rhythm of Heart of Oak.

(nautical) An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.

Alternative spelling of deadbeat

A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order. / (Scotland, ecclesiastic) An attendant to the minister. / A warrant officer.