Job

A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.

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.

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

A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.

To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.

To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.

To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.

To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.

To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.

To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.

To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.

The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.

the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"

(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"