project
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Noun
project noun
- A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
- (usually in the plural) An urban low-income housing building.“Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.”
- An idle scheme; an impracticable design.“a man given to projects”
- A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough
Verb
project verb
- To extend beyond a surface.
- To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
- To make plans for; to forecast.“The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.”
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