3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr fatiguer to fatigue, L.
fatigare; cf L. affatim sufficiently.]
1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude
or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as the fatigues of
war. --Dryden.
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated
vibrations or strains.
{Fatigue call} (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to
perform fatigue duties.
{Fatigue dress}, the working dress of soldiers.
{Fatigue duty} (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from
the use of arms. --Farrow.
{Fatigue party}, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatigued}; p. pr &
vb n. {Fatiguing}, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See {Fatigue}, n.]
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to
harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of to
tire.
Syn: To jade; tire; weary; bore. See {Jade}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fatigue
n 1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work [syn: {weariness}, {tiredness}]
2: a lack of vitality [syn: {anemia}, {anaemia}]
3: (of materials (especially metals)) the state of being
weakened by long stress: "metal fatigue"
4: labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or
digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on
fatigue to teach them a lesson" [syn: {fatigue duty}]
v 1: get tired of something or somebody [syn: {tire}, {pall}, {weary},
{jade}]
2: exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress;
"We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear
upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear},
{wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}] [ant: {refresh}]
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