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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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