fag

verb

ˈfag How to pronounce fag (audio)
Definition of fagnext
1
as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort the road crew fagged mightily to move the boulder out of the way

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2
as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out

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  1. struggle
  2. wear
  3. labor
  4. kill
  5. work
  6. exhaust
  7. strive
  8. tire
Verb
  • During that time, Dave was struggling with his problems.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ever since Alcaraz lost that immense Olympic final to Djokovic in August, the Spaniard has generally struggled to find his groove.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • Others wear sweatshorts and the pirate-like Raiders jerseys of our city’s former football team.
    — George B. Sánchez-Tello, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • According to the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, the students were targeted for wearing hijabs.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of wear
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  • Other artists have spent decades laboring over their magnum opuses—Michael Heizer and James Turrell, with their sprawling land projects in the American West (City and Roden Crater, respectively), spring to mind—but few, if any, have worked only on those pieces.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Workers are laboring in 95 degree heat, surrounded by toxic soil.
    — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of labor
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  • Israel does not dispute that a significant number of Palestinian civilians have been killed in its war in Gaza.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • At least 30 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis so far on Sunday, health authorities said.
    — Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of kill
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  • Beyond film, Hamburg has worked extensively in television.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • To that end, Nvidia has been working on a set of performance testing tools, called DGX Cloud Benchmark Recipes, that are designed to help organizations evaluate how their hardware and cloud infrastructure perform when running the most advanced AI models available today.
    — Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of work
Verb
  • With tennis becoming longer and more physical, best-of-five matches wreck players’ bodies, leaving them exhausted by the end of the tournament.
    — Gavriella Epstein-Lightman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Do my team members feel energized or exhausted by our culture?
    — Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of exhaust
Verb
  • At its essence, Zion Lodge strives to provide travelers with a space to relax.
    — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, strive to make choices that feel authentic and align with your values.
    — Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of strive
Verb
  • UConn maintained the pressure with another three turnovers in the first five minutes of the second quarter, but the defensive effort didn’t seem to tire the Huskies on the offensive end.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Often, Newcastle have unsettled Liverpool with their early intensity and have sometimes taken the lead, only to tire and end up being picked off.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of tire
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“Fag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fag. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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