#1 task n. [undertaking, project, labor] any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings". wn
#2 task n. [job, chore] 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 sample. wn
#3 task v. assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children". wn
#4 task v. [tax] use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience". wn
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