task
English Thesaurus
1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | duty, |
| definition | : | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ball-breaker, ball-buster, |
| definition | : | a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stint, |
| definition | : | an individual's prescribed share of work (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | scut work, shitwork, |
| definition | : | trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores (noun.act) |
2. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | work, |
| definition | : | activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | assignment, |
| definition | : | an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | baby, |
| definition | : | a project of personal concern to someone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | endeavor, endeavour, enterprise, |
| definition | : | a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | labor of love, labour of love, |
| definition | : | productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | no-brainer, |
| definition | : | anything that requires little thought (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | proposition, |
| definition | : | a task to be dealt with (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | venture, |
| definition | : | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | manhattan project, |
| definition | : | code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II (noun.act) |
3. use to the limit (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | extend, strain, |
| definition | : | use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity (verb.consumption) |
4. assign a task to (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
| definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
5. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act)
| derivation | : | task, |
| definition | : | assign a task to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | job, |
| definition | : | work occasionally (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | farm out, job, subcontract, |
| definition | : | arranged for contracted work to be done by others (verb.social) |
6. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)
| derivation | : | task, |
| definition | : | assign a task to (verb.social) |
7. assign a task to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | chore, job, task, |
| definition | : | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act) |
8. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act)
| derivation | : | task, |
| definition | : | assign a task to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | job, |
| definition | : | work occasionally (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | farm out, job, subcontract, |
| definition | : | arranged for contracted work to be done by others (verb.social) |
9. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)
| derivation | : | task, |
| definition | : | assign a task to (verb.social) |
10. assign a task to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | chore, job, task, |
| definition | : | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee (noun.act) |
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