ALL meanings of jobbed
job
J j - noun jobbed a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn. 1
- noun jobbed a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor. 1
- noun jobbed anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time. 1
- noun jobbed an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job. 1
- noun jobbed the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job. 1
- noun jobbed the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job. 1
- noun jobbed the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job. 1
- noun jobbed Informal. a medical procedure or operation performed to improve the appearance of a specified part of the body (used in combination): a nose job; a boob job to enlarge her breasts. 1
- noun jobbed Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job. 1
- noun jobbed a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain. 1
- noun jobbed Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned. 1
- noun jobbed Computers. a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs. 1
- verb without object jobbed to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece. 1
- verb without object jobbed to do business as a jobber. 1
- verb without object jobbed to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain. 1
- verb with object jobbed to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often followed by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 1
- verb with object jobbed to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana. 1
- verb with object jobbed to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office. 1
- verb with object jobbed to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property. 1
- verb with object jobbed to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain. 1
- adjective jobbed of or for a particular job or transaction. 1
- adjective jobbed bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities. 1
- idioms jobbed do a job on, Slang. to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month. to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow. 1
- idioms jobbed on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed. 1
- noun jobbed Simple past tense and past participle of job. 1