project

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   communicate vividly

   They projected their feelings.

2. 2
   verb

   throw, send, or cast forward

   project a missile

3. 3
   verb

   project on a screen

   The images are projected onto the screen

4. 4
   verb

   cause to be heard

   My voice projects well.

5. 5
   noun

   A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

   projects of happiness devised by human reason

6. 6
   noun

   An urban, low-income housing building.

   Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.

7. 7
   noun

   An idle scheme; an impracticable design.

   a man given to projects

8. 8
   noun

   A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.

   Sakho was seen as no-frills, whereas Maiga was a project who could develop into the next big thing.

Etymology

From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”).