fatigues

fa·tigue

F0051600 (fə-tēg′)n.1. Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity.2. Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness: the fatigue of a long hike.3. Physiology The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, organ, or part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion.4. The weakening or failure of a material, such as metal or wood, resulting from prolonged stress.5. a. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.b. fatigues Clothing worn by military personnel for labor or for field duty.v. fa·tigued, fa·tigu·ing, fa·tigues v.tr.1. To tire out; exhaust.2. To create fatigue in (a metal or other material).v.intr. To be or become tired. See Synonyms at tire¹.

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[French, from Old French, from fatiguer, to fatigue, from Latin fatīgāre.]

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fatigues - military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labormilitary uniform - prescribed identifying uniform for soldiersplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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