| • | A sudden thrust or stab; a jab. |
| • | 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. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately. |
| • | A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. |
| • | To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. |
| • | To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. |
| • | To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract. |
| • | To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods. |
| • | To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage. |
| • | To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work. |
| • | To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. |
| • | To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks. |
| • | The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man. |
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