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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Fatigue

/fət-ēg'/ · Fa·tigue · IPA /fəˈtiːɡ/
01 n. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
  1. 1.
    Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
  2. 2.
    The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
  3. 3.
    The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Phrases & compounds
Fatigue call — a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
Fatigue dress — the working dress of soldiers.
Fatigue duty — labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms.
Fatigue party — a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
02 v. t. To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing
  1. 1.
    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.