Task — Defs

01 n. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.

1.
Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
“Ma task of servile toil.” — Milton.

“Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close.” — Longfellow.
2.
Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
“His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.” — Atterbury.

Phrases & compounds

To take to task — See under Take.

Syn. Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery; study; lesson; stint.

02 v. t. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.

imp. & p. p. Tasked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tasking

1.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
“There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.” — Dryden.
2.
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
3.
To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
“Too impudent to task me with those errors.” — Beau. & Fl.