a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended. Origin of pus. Latin.
Definition of task. 1  1a : a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain timeb : something hard or unpleasant that has to be donec : duty, function. 2  2 : subjection to adverse criticism : reprimand âused in the expressions to take, call, or bring to task.
task force. 1. Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission. 2. a group or committee, usually of experts or specialists, formed for analyzing, investigating, or solving a specific problem. Origin of task force. 1940-1945.