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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Default \De*fault"\, noun [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d['e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de- + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.]
1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default.
2. Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
And pardon craved for his so rash default. --Spenser.
Regardless of our merit or default. --Pope.
3. (Law) A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc.
{In default of}, in case of failure or lack of.
Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of the real ones. --Arbuthnot.
{To suffer a default} (Law), to permit an action to be called without appearing to answer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Default \De*fault"\, verb (used with an object)
1. To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.
What they have defaulted towards him as no king. --Milton.
2. (Law) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against.
3. To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.]
Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses. --Hales.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Default \De*fault"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Defaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defaulting}.]
1. To fail in duty; to offend.
That he gainst courtesy so foully did default. --Spenser.
2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.
3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
default
noun
1: loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
2: act of failing to meet a financial obligation [syn: {nonpayment}, {nonremittal}]
3: loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid [syn: {nonpayment}, {nonremittal}] [ant: {payment}]
4: an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified [syn: {default option}]
verb: fail to pay up [syn: {default on}] [ant: {pay up}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
168 Moby Thesaurus words for "default": AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, arrear, arrearage, arrears, back debts, back payments, bad debt, be absent, be bereaved of, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, bouncing check, come up short, culpa, culpable negligence, cut, day off, dearth, decline, defalcation, defect, defection, defectiveness, deferred payments, deficiency, deficit, deficit financing, delinquence, delinquency, departure, dereliction, disallow, disappearance, disconformity, dishonor, dishonoring, disregard, dollar gap, drop, escape, excused absence, fail, fail to appear, failure, fall short, falling short, fault, fleeing, forfeit, furlough, gloss over, go astray from, holiday, hooky, ignore, imperfection, inaction, inadequacy, inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, incur loss, inferiority, inobservance, insufficiency, keep away, kiss good-bye, laches, lack, laissez-faire, lapse, laxity, laxness, leave, leave of absence, leaving, let go, let ride, let slide, let slip, levant, looseness, lose, lose out, lose sight of, lose track of, mislay, misplace, miss, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nod, nonadherence, nonappearance, nonattendance, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity, nondischarge of debts, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, noninterference, nonobservance, nonpayment, nonperformance, nonremittal, nonrestriction, not care for, not come, not get involved, not heed, not pay, not show up, not think, omission, overdraft, overlook, overlooking, oversight, pass over, permissiveness, poor stewardship, privation, procrastination, protest, protested bill, refuse to pay, remissness, repudiate, repudiation, running away, sabbatical leave, sacrifice, short measure, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, sick leave, slackness, sleep, slight, slump, stop payment, suffer loss, take for granted, truancy, truantism, turn up missing, uncollectible, underage, undergo privation, unexcused absence, unobservance, unrigorousness, vacation, wander from, want, weakness, welsh
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