Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fatigue"
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) 1.7 (wn)
fatigue
n 1: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work [syn: {weariness}, {tiredness}]
2: (of materials (especially metals)) the state of being
weakened by long stress: "metal fatigue"
3: (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from
overexposure; "he was suffering from museum fatigue";
"after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of
football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing
scandal fatigue"; "political 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"; "they were assigned to
kitchen fatigues" [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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