An individual act or instance of labour; a task, a job; spec. a particular type of task, such as a specific manufacturing process. Also more…

A task, a difficult undertaking; (figurative) a commotion or fuss.

job of work: a piece of work; a task; a position of employment.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Perhaps a task.

In more general sense: Any piece of work that has to be done; something that one has to do (usually involving labour or difficulty); a matter of…

A stint, a task, an exercise. Originally U.S.

A task, an assignment; used esp. in Psychology. Cf. task, n.

English regional (northern and north midlands). A difficult or tedious task; the hardest or most tedious part of a task.