project meaning and definition

PROJECT noun

Definition of project (noun)

1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
   • "he prepared for great undertakings"
   • synonyms: labor, task, undertaking
2. a planned undertaking
   • synonyms: projection

PROJECT verb

Definition of project (verb)

1. communicate vividly
   • "He projected his feelings"
2. extend out or project in space
   • "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
   • synonyms: jut, jut out, protrude, stick out
3. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
4. project on a screen
   • "The images are projected onto the screen"
5. cause to be heard
   • "His voice projects well"
6. draw a projection of
7. make or work out a plan for; devise
   • "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
   • synonyms: contrive, design, plan
8. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
   • "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
   • synonyms: propose
9. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   • "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
   • synonyms: envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, see, visualise, visualize
10. put or send forth
    • "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
    • synonyms: cast, contrive, throw
11. throw, send, or cast forward
    • "project a missile"
    • synonyms: send off
12. regard as objective
    • synonyms: externalise, externalize