I. noun
1.
a piece of work assigned or to be done
laboratory tasks assigned to chemistry students
Synonyms: assignment, chare, chore, devoir, duty, job, stint
Related Word: enterprise, project, undertaking; errand, labor, toil, work; charge, function, mission, office, province; business, calling, employment, occupation, vocation
2.
a necessary undertaking that is usually difficult, dull, disagreeable, or problematic
deciphering his handwriting is a real task
Synonyms: chore, effort, job, taskwork
Related Word: burden, onus, strain, tax; bother, headache, nuisance, pain, trouble
Idioms: a hard ( or long) row to hoe
Contrasted words: child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, ||pipe, sinecure, snap
3.
Synonyms: load 3, burden, charge, deadweight, duty, millstone, onus, tax, weight
II. verb
Synonyms: burden , charge, encumber, lade, load, lumber, saddle, tax, weigh, weight