project

  1. Noun.  A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
  2. Noun.  (US) An urban low-income housing building.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A projectile.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A projection.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
  9. Verb.  (transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certian impression, usually in a good way.
  10. Verb.  (cartography) To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.

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