task

task
task [task, täsk]
n.
[ME taske < NormFr tasque (OFr tasche) < ML tasca, for taxa, a tax < L taxare, to rate, value, TAX]
1. a piece of work assigned to or demanded of a person
2. any piece of work
3. an undertaking involving labor or difficulty
vt.
1. to assign a task to; require or demand a piece of work of
2. to put a burden on; strain; overtax
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take to task
to reprimand or scold; reprove
SYN.- TASK refers to a piece of work assigned to or demanded of someone, as by another person, by duty, etc., and usually implies that this is difficult or arduous work [he has the task of answering letters ]; CHORE applies to any of the routine domestic activities for which one is responsible [his chore is washing the dishes ]; STINT1 refers to a task that is one's share of the work done by a group and usually connotes a minimum to be completed in the allotted time [we've all done our daily stint]; ASSIGNMENT applies to a specific, prescribed task allotted by someone in authority [classroom assignments]; JOB1, in this connection, refers to a specific piece of work, as in one's trade or as voluntarily undertaken for pay [the job of painting our house ]

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