Sekirov Dictionary

fatigue

/fəˈtiːɡ/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 5

verb5

To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.
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To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.
- The repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight.
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To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
- The handsome, silver-haired proprietor was absorbed in fatiguing a salad for a family party. — 1927

noun4

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A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
- Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes. — 2012
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Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
- Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years. — 2013
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[before a noun] Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).
- He reluctantly took the map from his camouflage fatigue pocket. — 1998
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[in the plural] A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
- Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office. — 1837

forms

fatig'd · fatigu'd · fatigued · fatiguing · fatigues

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