Fatigue /(?)/
Fa·tigue
Fatigue
n.
- Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
- The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
- 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.
Fatigue
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing
- To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.