task
n 1: any piece of work [syn: {undertaking}, {project}, {labor}]
2: 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" [syn: {job}, {chore}]
v 1: assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the
children"
2: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: {tax}]