Other Definitions project (enc)
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Project| Noun | 1. | project - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) baby - a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby" endeavor, endeavour, enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" no-brainer - anything that requires little thought proposition - a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" large order, tall order - a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it" venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome Manhattan Project - code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II | | | 2. | project - a planned undertakingplan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" | | | Verb | 1. | project - communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" | | | 2. | project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"push up, thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" spear up, spear - thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air" bulge, bag - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge | | | 3. | project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another | | | 4. | project - project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen"show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" silhouette - project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette | | | 5. | project - cause to be heard; "His voice projects well" | | | 6. | project - draw a projection ofdraw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" | | | 7. | project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement map out, map - plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" | | | 8. | project - present for considerationplan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" offer - put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" introduce - as of legislation into a legislative body | | | 9. | project - 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"realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" visualise, visualize - for a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" | | | 10. | project - 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"send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance" | | | 11. | project - throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" | | | 12. | project - regard as objectiveascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | |
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