n. 1 work, employment, position, berth, livelihood; career, occupation, calling, vocation, appointment, pursuit, field, trade, craft, profession, métier, area What kind of job is she looking for? Harry has a new job 2 assignment, responsibility, concern, chore, task, undertaking, function, duty, role, mission, province, contribution, charge It is my job to see that the machines run properly 3 task, undertaking, procedure, proceeding, affair, operation, project, activity, business, matter, chore The job of changing the gasket will take only a few minutes 4 problem, difficulty, burden, nuisance, bother; toil, grind, drudgery; Colloq headache, pain (in the neck), hassle, Slang pain in the Brit arse or US ass It was a real job getting them to pay for the damage 5 crime, felony; robbery, burglary, Slang US and Canadian caper From the modus operandi, I'd say that the same gang did that job in Manchester
v. 6 Often, job out. let out, assign, apportion, allot, share out, contract, hire, employ, subcontract, farm out, consign, commission They undertake to do the work, but then they job it out to others