Hypertext Webster Gateway: "project"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]
1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.

Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long
shadows o'er the crystal tide. --Pope.

2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to
devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.

What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.

3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to
delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and
the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to
project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Project \Proj"ect\ (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr. L.
projectus, p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward +
jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf.
{Projet}.]
1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.
[Obs.] --Holland.

2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or
devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.

Vented much policy, and projects deep. --Milton.

Projects of happiness devised by human reason.
--Rogers.

He entered into the project with his customary
ardor. --Prescott.

3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given
to projects.

Syn: Design; scheme; plan; purpose.

Usage: {Project}, {Design}. A project is something of a
practical nature thrown out for consideration as to
its being done. A design is a project when matured and
settled, as a thing to be accomplished. An ingenious
man has many projects, but, if governed by sound
sense, will be slow in forming them into designs. See
also {Scheme}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Project \Pro*ject"\, v. i.
1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be
prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches
project from the tree.

2. To form a project; to scheme. [R.] --Fuller.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

project
n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking}, {task},
{labor}]
2: a planned undertaking [syn: {projection}]
3: a school task requiring considerable effort [syn: {classroom
project}]
v 1: communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"
2: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out";
"A single rock stick out from the cliff" [syn: {stick out},
{protrude}, {jut out}, {jut}]
3: transfer from one domain into another, as of ideas and
principles
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" [syn: {plan}, {contrive}, {design}]
8: present for consideration [syn: {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" [syn: {visualize}, {envision}, {fancy},
{see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
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" [syn: {cast}, {contrive}, {throw}]
11: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn: {send
off}]
12: regard as objective; in psychology [syn: {externalize}, {externalise}]


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