Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word JOB

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Definitions of JOB

1. A task.
2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
3. 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.
4. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
5. To hire or let in periods of service.
6. A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.
7. (intransitive, professional wrestlingslang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.
8. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
9. (in noun compounds) A sex act.
10. (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
11. (informal) A robbery or heist.
12. (colloquial) A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
13. (UK, slang, police) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
14. (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
15. (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
16. (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
17. (transitive, often, with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
18. (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
19. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
20. A male given name from Hebrew
21. (biblical character) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
22. (intransitive, now, rare, regional) To peck (of a bird); (more generally) to poke or prod (at, into). [from 15th c.]
23. (transitive) To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab. [from 16th c.]
24. (transitive, now, AU) To hit (someone) with a quick, sharp punch; to jab. [from 19th c.]
25. (obsolete) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab or punch. [16th–20th c.]

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