job

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   robberynouncolloquialcountable

   A criminal robbery or planned theft.

   The thieves pulled off the bank job in under ten minutes.

   Police think the same gang did both jobs.

   UsageCrime talk for a robbery: a bank job.

   Similarheist, robbery, raid

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   cosmetic surgerynouncountable

   A medical operation to change the look of part of the body.

   She saved for a whole year to pay for a nose job.

   My aunt's nose job looks so natural that nobody noticed.

   UsageSay a nose job: surgery to change the nose.

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   computer tasknouncountable

   A piece of work that a computer carries out as one unit, often waiting its turn in a line.

   Like giving a machine a stack of tasks to finish all at once while you do other things.

   The print job failed because of an error in the file.

   She scheduled the backup jobs to run overnight.

   UsageSay a print job: one thing the computer must print.

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   unnamed thingnouncolloquialcountable

   A thing whose name you cannot remember at the moment.

   Pass me that little job on the shelf, the round one.

   Where did I put those plastic jobs for holding papers together?

   UsageSay that little job when you forget a thing's name.

   Similarthingy, gizmo, widget, gadget, doohickey

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   sex actnounslangvulgarcountable

   A sexual act, especially one performed on another person.

   She gave him a hand job in the back of the car.

   He kept pestering her for a blow job until she walked away.

   UsageUsed in phrases like hand job, usually with another word before job.

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   farm outverbtransitive

   To split a project into small parts and hire different workers to do each part.

   Like sharing out pieces of a big puzzle so different friends each build one part.

   We jobbed out the painting and the roofing to different crews.

   Builders often job out each part of a house to different teams.

   UsageUsually used with out and to: job out work to other firms.

   Similarsubcontract, outsource

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    do odd tasksverbintransitive

    To do small bits of work for pay, one task at a time.

    Like helping out at different houses for a little money each time.

    Her uncle is a jobbing gardener who works wherever he is needed.

    Many laborers job from week to week, taking whatever they can find.

    UsageOften jobbing before a noun: a jobbing gardener.

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    nouncolloquialUKcountablebritish

    Something that is hard to do and takes a lot of effort.

    We had a real job finding somewhere to park in town on Saturday.

    It was quite a job getting the old sofa up the stairs to our flat.

    UsageSay we had a job finding it: it was hard to find.

    Similarstruggle, battle

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    state of affairsnounUK

    An event or situation that affects you, whether good or bad.

    It's a good job we saved some money for emergencies.

    The hotel was awful, but we made the best of a bad job.

    UsageUsed in set phrases: it's a good job you came, make the best of a bad job.

    Similarthing

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    lose on purposeverbslangintransitive

    In wrestling, to lose a match on purpose, as planned, so the other wrestler looks strong.

    Like a player who loses on purpose so the other person looks like a champion.

    The veteran wrestler agreed to job so the newcomer would look strong.

    Fans booed when their hero jobbed in the main event.

    UsageUse to to name the winning opponent: she jobbed to her opponent.

    Similarlose

    Oppositewin

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    policenounslangUK

    The police, police work, or a single police officer.

    He's been in the job for twenty years and arrested hundreds of criminals.

    Her brother left the job after too many dangerous night patrols.

    UsagePolice talk: in the job means in the police.

    Similarforce

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    corrupt dealnouncountable

    A deal made by an official to get money for themselves instead of serving the public.

    Similarracket, swindle

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    abuse officeverbintransitive

    To use a public position to make money for yourself while pretending to serve the public.

    And judges job, and bishops bite the town.

    1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to BathurstHere, job means use public office for private gain.

    Similarprofiteer

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    trade for profitverbtransitive

    To buy things and sell them again to make money, as a dealer or trader.

    Similartrade, deal

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    penisnounslangvulgarcountable

    A rude term for the male sex organ.
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    hire outverbtransitive

    To rent something out, or hire it, for set periods of time.

    Similarrent, hire, let, lease

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    poke intoverbtransitive

    To push something sharp into something, or to poke or hit someone quickly.

    He had ‘jobbed out’ the eye of one gentleman.

    1844, Charles Dickens, Martin ChuzzlewitHere, jobbed means poked or stabbed.

    Similarjab, poke, prod, stab

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    punchverbAustraliatransitive

    To give someone a short, fast punch.

    Like a quick tap with your fist, not a big swing.

    He jobbed the bloke who pushed in front of him at the bar.

    Job him with a quick left, then move away.

    UsageSay jab or punch in most places.

    Similarjab, punch, hit, strike

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    nounobsolete

    A sudden hard poke, stab, or punch.

    Fair dinkum, a man ought to give you a job in the b— face.

    1937, The Western Mail, PerthHere, job means a quick punch.

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