task
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(verb) assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" |
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Related Words: assign, delegate, depute, designate |
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(noun) a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee: "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" |
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Synonyms: chore, job |
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Related Words: disagreeable task, duty, school assignment, stint |
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(verb) use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" |
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Synonyms: tax |
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Related Words: extend, strain |
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(noun) any piece of work |
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Synonyms: labor, project, undertaking |
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Related Words: adventure, baby, dangerous undertaking, endeavor, endeavour, endurance contest, enterprise, escapade, labor of love, labour of love, large order, marathon, no-brainer, risky venture, tall order, venture, work |
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