1. task - noun
· any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
Synonym(s): undertaking, project, labor
Hypernym(s): work
2. task - 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"
Hypernym(s): duty
3. task - verb
· assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
4. task - verb
· use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
Synonym(s): tax
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