Task

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties.
  • n. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
  • n. A function to be performed; an objective.
  • v. To assign a task to or impose a task on.
  • v. To overburden with labor; tax.
  • idiom. take To reprimand or censure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
  • n. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
  • n. An objective.
  • n. A process or execution of a program.
  • v. To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
  • v. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
  • v. To charge, as with a fault.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
  • n. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
  • v. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
  • v. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
  • v. To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A tax; an assessment; an impost.
  • n. Labor imposed; especially, a definite quantity or amount of labor; work to be done; one's stint; that which duty or necessity imposes; duty, or duties collectively.
  • n. Specifically A lesson to be learned; a portion of study imposed by a teacher.
  • n. Work undertaken; an undertaking.
  • n. Burdensome employment; toil.
  • To tax; charge.
  • To take to task; charge with something.
  • To impose a task upon; assign a definite amount of labor to.
  • To oppress with severe or excessive labor or exertion; occupy or engage fully, as in a task; burden.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. assign a task to
  • v. use to the limit
  • n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  • n. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
  • Verb Form
    tasked    tasking    tasks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    assign    designate    depute    delegate    strain    extend   
    Cross Reference
    strain    at task    to take to task   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    labor    work    lesson    drudgery    employment    toil    stint    study    business    undertaking   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ask    Basque    Pasch    Rask    ask    bask    basque    cask    flask    lask   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mission    process    activity    plan    duty    problem    requirement    work    latter    indention