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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)