project

noun

• 1an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim:a research project a project to build a new power station
• a piece of research work undertaken by a school or college student:a history project
• a proposed or planned undertaking:the novel undermines its own stated project of telling a story

• 2 (also housing project) North American a government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents:her family still lives in the projects

verb

• 1estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends:spending was projected at £72,900 million
• (often as adjective projected) plan (a scheme or undertaking):a projected exhibition of contemporary art

• 2 [no object] extend outwards beyond something else; protrude:I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book (as adjective projecting)a projecting bay window

• 3 [with object and adverbial of direction] throw or cause to move forward or outward:seeds are projected from the tree
• cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface:the one light projected shadows on the wall
• cause (a sound) to be heard at a distance:being audible depends on your ability to project your voice
• imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time:people may be projecting the present into the past

• 4present or promote (a particular view or image):he strives to project an image of youth
• present (someone or something) in a particular way:she liked to project herself more as a friend than a doctor
• display (an emotion or quality) in one’s behaviour:everyone would be amazed that a young girl could project such depths of emotion
• (project something on to) attribute or transfer an emotion or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously:men may sometimes project their own fears on to women

• 5 Geometry draw straight lines through (a given figure) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or a line.

• 6make a projection of (the earth, sky, etc.) on a plane surface.