job

noun

A task.

An economic role for which a person is paid.

(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.

(in noun compounds) A sex act.

(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.

(informal) A robbery or heist.

Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.

(colloquial) A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

(UK, slang, law enforcement) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.

(vulgar, slang) A penis.

(biblical) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.

(figurative) A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.

(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

A male given name from Hebrew.

(obsolete) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab or punch.

verb

(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.

(intransitive) To work as a jobber.

(intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.

(transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.

(transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.

(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.

To hire or let in periods of service.

(transitive) To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.

(transitive, now Australia) To hit (someone) with a quick, sharp punch; to jab.

(intransitive, now rare, regional) To peck (of a bird); (more generally) to poke or prod (at, into).

Synonyms for job

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