task

task (http://definr.com/task)

     n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
          prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking, project,
           labor]
     2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or
        for a specific fee: "estimates of the city's loss on that
        job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of
        repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless
        task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning
        chores" [syn: job, chore]
     v 1: assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the
          children"
     2: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: tax]