default

/dɪˈfɔlt/ v [I]

Definition

› to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: The company defaulted on a $133 million loan.

(Definition of default v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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