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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  job 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  job 
 
  Sense  4 
  speculate,  job 
  =>  bull 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  job 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  job 
 
  Sense  4 
  speculate,  job 
  =>  bull 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  job 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  job 
 
  4  senses  of  job 
 
  Sense  1 
  job 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
 
  Sense  2 
  subcontract,  farm  out  job 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
 
  Sense  3 
  job 
  =>  work  do  work 
 
  Sense  4 
  speculate,  job 
  =>  invest,  put  commit,  place 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  job 
 
  job  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  job 
 
  Sense  1 
  job 
  =>  cheat,  chisel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  subcontract,  farm  out  job 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  job 
  =>  work  do  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  speculate,  job 
  =>  invest,  put  commit,  place 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  job 
  blowjob 
  coaching  job 
  federal  job  safety  law 
  hand  job 
  hatchet  job 
  inside  job 
  job 
  job's  comforter 
  job's  tears 
  job-control  language 
  job-oriented  terminal 
  job  application 
  job  candidate 
  job  control 
  job  description 
  job  interview 
  job  lot 
  jobber 
  jobbery 
  jobholder 
  nose  job 
  odd-job  man 
  snow  job 
 
  Overview  of  noun  job 
 
  The  noun  job  has  13  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (963)  occupation,  business,  job,  line  of  work  line  --  (the  principal  activity  in  your  life  that  you  do  to  earn  money;  "he's  not  in  my  line  of  business") 
  2.  (280)  job,  task,  chore  --  (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") 
  3.  (88)  job  --  (the  performance  of  a  piece  of  work  "she  did  an  outstanding  job  as  Ophelia";  "he  gave  it  up  as  a  bad  job") 
  4.  (54)  job  --  (the  responsibility  to  do  something  "it  is  their  job  to  print  the  truth") 
  5.  (40)  job  --  (a  workplace;  as  in  the  expression  "on  the  job") 
  6.  (13)  job  --  (an  object  worked  on  a  result  produced  by  working;  "he  held  the  job  in  his  left  hand  and  worked  on  it  with  his  right") 
  7.  (5)  problem,  job  --  (a  state  of  difficulty  that  needs  to  be  resolved;  "she  and  her  husband  are  having  problems";  "it  is  always  a  job  to  contact  him";  "urban  problems  such  as  traffic  congestion  and  smog") 
  8.  (5)  job  --  (a  damaging  piece  of  work:  "dry  rot  did  the  job  of  destroying  the  barn";  "the  barber  did  a  real  job  on  my  hair") 
  9.  (1)  caper,  job  --  (a  crime  (especially  a  robbery);  "the  gang  pulled  off  a  bank  job  in  St  Louis") 
  10.  Job  --  (a  Jewish  hero  in  the  Old  Testament  who  maintained  his  faith  in  God  in  spite  of  afflictions  that  tested  him) 
  11.  Job  --  (any  long-suffering  person  who  withstands  affliction  without  despairing) 
  12.  job  --  ((computer  science)  a  program  application  that  may  consist  of  several  steps  but  is  a  single  logical  unit) 
  13.  Job  --  (a  book  in  the  Old  Testament  containing  Job's  pleas  to  God  about  his  afflictions  and  God's  reply) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  job 
 
  The  verb  job  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  job  --  (profit  privately  from  public  office) 
  2.  subcontract,  farm  out  job  --  (let  out  under  a  subcontract) 
  3.  job  --  (work  occasionally) 
  4.  speculate,  job  --  (invest  at  a  risk;  "I  bought  this  house  not  because  I  want  to  live  in  it  but  to  sell  it  later  at  a  good  price,  so  I  am  speculating") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  job 
  jobless 
  odd-job 
  on-the-job 
  on  the  job 
 
  Overview  of  noun  job 
 
  The  noun  job  has  13  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (963)  occupation,  business,  job,  line  of  work  line  --  (the  principal  activity  in  your  life  that  you  do  to  earn  money;  "he's  not  in  my  line  of  business") 
  2.  (280)  job,  task,  chore  --  (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") 
  3.  (88)  job  --  (the  performance  of  a  piece  of  work  "she  did  an  outstanding  job  as  Ophelia";  "he  gave  it  up  as  a  bad  job") 
  4.  (54)  job  --  (the  responsibility  to  do  something  "it  is  their  job  to  print  the  truth") 
  5.  (40)  job  --  (a  workplace;  as  in  the  expression  "on  the  job") 
  6.  (13)  job  --  (an  object  worked  on  a  result  produced  by  working;  "he  held  the  job  in  his  left  hand  and  worked  on  it  with  his  right") 
  7.  (5)  problem,  job  --  (a  state  of  difficulty  that  needs  to  be  resolved;  "she  and  her  husband  are  having  problems";  "it  is  always  a  job  to  contact  him";  "urban  problems  such  as  traffic  congestion  and  smog") 
  8.  (5)  job  --  (a  damaging  piece  of  work:  "dry  rot  did  the  job  of  destroying  the  barn";  "the  barber  did  a  real  job  on  my  hair") 
  9.  (1)  caper,  job  --  (a  crime  (especially  a  robbery);  "the  gang  pulled  off  a  bank  job  in  St  Louis") 
  10.  Job  --  (a  Jewish  hero  in  the  Old  Testament  who  maintained  his  faith  in  God  in  spite  of  afflictions  that  tested  him) 
  11.  Job  --  (any  long-suffering  person  who  withstands  affliction  without  despairing) 
  12.  job  --  ((computer  science)  a  program  application  that  may  consist  of  several  steps  but  is  a  single  logical  unit) 
  13.  Job  --  (a  book  in  the  Old  Testament  containing  Job's  pleas  to  God  about  his  afflictions  and  God's  reply) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  job 
 
  The  verb  job  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  job  --  (profit  privately  from  public  office) 
  2.  subcontract,  farm  out  job  --  (let  out  under  a  subcontract) 
  3.  job  --  (work  occasionally) 
  4.  speculate,  job  --  (invest  at  a  risk;  "I  bought  this  house  not  because  I  want  to  live  in  it  but  to  sell  it  later  at  a  good  price,  so  I  am  speculating") 



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