FATIGUE

n. v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

2.
n.

The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden.

3.
n.

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.

4.
v.

To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.