scut work vs task

scut work and task both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scut work	Yes	No	No	No
task	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, task is a hypernym of scut work; that is, task is a word with a broader meaning than scut work:

scut work: trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores
task: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Other hypernyms of scut work include chore, job.

scut work (noun)	task (noun)
trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

scut work (verb)	task (verb)
	use to the limit
	assign a task to