(n.) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
(n.) A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work
undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a
thousand dollars.
(n.) A public transaction done for private profit; something
performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private
gain; a corrupt official business.
(n.) Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or
unfortunately.
(n.) A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.
(v. t.) To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
(v. t.) To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
(v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to
sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
(v. t.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or
manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job
goods.
(v. t.) To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as,
to job a carriage.
(v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do
petty work.
(v. i.) To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to
turn public matters to private advantage.
(v. i.) To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or
stocks.
(n.) The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the
typical patient man.
