Job 1 (j b) In the Bible, an upright man whose faith in God survived the test of repeated calamities. [Hebrew 'iyyôb; see  b in Semitic roots.] |
| Job 2 (jb) n. Abbr. Jb See Table at Bible. [After Job.] |
job 1 (j b)n. 1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession. 2. A position in which one is employed. 3. a. A task that must be done: Washing the windows is not my job. b. A specified duty or responsibility. See Synonyms at task. 4. a. A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job. b. The object to be worked on. c. Something resulting from or produced by work. 5. Computer Science A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit. 6. Informal A difficult or strenuous task: It was a real job to convince them to drop the charges. 7. Informal A bad or unsatisfactory piece of work: The stylist did a real job on my hair. 8. Informal A state of affairs: Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic. 9. Informal A criminal act, especially a robbery: a bank job. 10. Informal An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination: a new building that is just another glass and steel job; a cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs. v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs v.intr. 1. To work at odd jobs. 2. To work by the piece. 3. To act as a jobber. v.tr. Idiom: 1. To purchase (merchandise) from manufacturers and sell it to retailers. 2. To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract. 3. To transact (official business) dishonestly for private profit. on the job Paying close attention; on the alert. [Perhaps from obsolete jobbe, piece, alteration of Middle English gobbe, lump; see gob1.] |
| job 2 (jb) Archaic tr. & intr.v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs To jab or make a jab. n. A jab. [Middle English jobben, of imitative origin.] |
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| Adj. | 1. |  on the job - actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed" |
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