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job
1[job]
noun
a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price.
She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
a post of employment; full-time or part-time position.
She was seeking a job as an editor.
anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility.
It is your job to be on time.
an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs.
to make the best of a bad job.
the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon.
The housing project was a long and costly job.
the process or requirements, details, etc., of working.
It was a tedious job.
the execution or performance of a task.
She did a good job.
Informal.a medical procedure or operation performed to improve the appearance of a specified part of the body (used in combination).
a nose job; a boob job to enlarge her breasts.
Slang.a theft or similar criminal action.
The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job.
a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain.
Slang.an example of a specific or distinctive type.
That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned.
That guy sure is a good-looking job.
Computers.a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs.
verb (used without object)
to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.
to do business as a jobber.
to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain.
verb (used with object)
to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often followed byout ).
He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits.
to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities.
He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana.
to get rid of or dispose of.
His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.
to swindle or trick (someone).
They jobbed him out of his property.
to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain.
adjective
of or for a particular job or transaction.
bought, sold, or handled together.
He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities.
job
2[job]
verb (used with or without object)
poke; thrust; punch.
Job
3[johb]
noun
the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
a book of the Bible bearing his name.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “persecuted.”
job
1/ ɒ /
noun
an individual piece of work or task
an occupation; post of employment
an object worked on or a result produced from working
a duty or responsibility
her job was to cook the dinner
informala difficult task or problem
I had a job to contact him
a state of affairs
make the best of a bad job
it's a good job I saw you
informala damaging piece of work
he really did a job on that
informala crime, esp a robbery or burglary
informalan article or specimen
the new car was a nice little job
an instance of jobbery
computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
actively engaged in one's employment
tabooengaged in sexual intercourse
exactly what was required
verb
(intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc)
to buy and sell (goods or services) as a middleman
he jobs in government surplus
to buy and sell stocks and shares as a stockjobber
he jobs in blue chips
to apportion (a contract, work, etc) among several contractors, workers, etc
Job
2/ əʊ /
noun
Old Testament
a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him
the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him
any person who withstands great suffering without despairing
Job
In the Old Testament, a man whose faith was severely tested by Satan, with God's permission. Job was the most prosperous and happy of men, who faithfully praised God for God's goodness. In order to get him to curse God, Satan destroyed all that Job owned, killed his children, and struck Job himself with vile sores from head to foot. False friends of Job's suggested that he should abandon his beliefs (see Job's comforters). But even in absolute misery, Job would not curse God, saying instead, “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord.” As a reward for his steadfast faith, God healed Job and “gave him twice as much as he had before.”
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Idioms and Phrases
do a job on,
to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly.
The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month.
to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow.
on the job, alert; observant.
The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed.
Example Sentences
Sarah has scaled back her career as a solicitor to part-time, saying caring for Ivor was a full-time job.
"To have got the job done and to get rid of that, it's a big thing for this team."
Two legs and the main seat were broken, but Ms Menegazzo says "a great job" has been done to restore the piece and it is now back in place.
“The river takes care of us, and it’s our job to take care of the river.”
Juries do a fairly good job of deciding certain questions of fact — is somebody guilty or not? — but they are dominated by the more educated people, the more advantaged.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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