project

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Meanings
noun
  • an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
    E.g. a research project
  • a government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents.
    E.g. her family still lives in the projects
verb
  • estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data.
    E.g. spending was projected at £72,900 million
  • extend outwards beyond something else; protrude.
    E.g. I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book
  • throw or cause to move forward or outward.
    E.g. seeds are projected from the tree
  • present or promote (a particular view or image).
    E.g. he strives to project an image of youth
  • draw straight lines through (a given figure) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or a line.
  • make a projection of (the earth, sky, etc.) on a plane surface.

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