a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.

any piece of work.

a matter of considerable labor or difficulty.

Obsolete . a tax or impost.

to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.).

to impose a task on.

Obsolete . to tax.

of or pertaining to a task or tasks

A task chart will help organize the department's work.

take to task

to call to account; blame; censure

The teacher took them to task for not doing their homework.

noun

entertainment , fun , pastime

verb

unburden

noun

assignment , bother , burden , business , calling , charge , daily grind , deadweight , duty , effort , employment , enterprise , errand , exercise , fun and games , function , gig * , grind * , grindstone , headache * , labor , load , long row to hoe , millstone * , mission , nuisance , occupation , office , onus , pain , project , province , responsibility , stint , strain , tax , toil , trouble , undertaking , vocation , work , chore , job , purpose , role , devoir , lesson , study

verb

charge , encumber , entrust , exhaust , lade , load , oppress , overload , push , saddle , strain , tax , test , weary , weigh , weight , drive , assignment , burden , chore , duty , effort , employment , errand , function , job , labor , mission , objective , project , stint , study , toil , undertaking , work