HyperDic: project

English > 14 senses of the word *project*:
VERB	communication	project	communicate vividly
	stative	project, stick out, protrude, jut out, jut	extend out or project in space
	contact	project	transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
	perception	project	project on a screen
	perception	project	cause to be heard
	creation	project	draw a projection of
	creation	project, plan, contrive, design	make or work out a plan for
	cognition	project, propose	present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
	creation	project, visualize, visualise, envision, fancy, see, figure, picture, image	imagine
	creation	project, cast, contrive, throw	put or send forth
	contact	project, send off	throw, send, or cast forward
	cognition	project, externalize, externalise	regard as objective
NOUN	act	project, undertaking, task, labor	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
NOUN	cognition	project, projection	a planned undertaking

project > pronunciation
Sounds	praa'jhehkt; prahjheh'kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *project*: 14 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
Synonyms	undertaking, task, labor
Instances	Manhattan Project	Code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
Narrower	adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking	A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful / lawful / lawful)
	assignment	An undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
	baby	A project of personal concern to someone
	cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake	Any undertaking that is easy to do
	enterprise, endeavor, endeavour	A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
	labor of love, labour of love	Productive work performed voluntarily without material reward / reward or compensation
	marathon, endurance contest	Any long and arduous undertaking
	no-brainer	Anything that requires little thought
	proposition	A task to be dealt with
	tall order, large order	A formidable task or requirement
	venture	Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Broader	work	Activity directed toward making or doing something
Spanish	empresa, proyecto, tarea
Catalan	empresa, projecte, tasca
Verbs	project	make or work out a plan for

English > *project*: 14 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A planned undertaking.
Synonym	projection
Narrower	moneymaker, money-spinner, cash cow	A project that generates a continuous flow of money
Broader	plan, program, programme	A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
Spanish	proyecto
Catalan	projecte
Verbs	project	make or work out a plan for

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Communicate vividly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example	"He projected his feelings"
Broader	communicate, intercommunicate	transmit thoughts or feelings

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Extend out or project in space.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	stick out, protrude, jut out, jut
Narrower	bulge, bag	bulge out
	cantilever	Project as a cantilever
	overhang	Project over
	spear, spear up	thrust up like a spear
	thrust, push up	Push upward
Spanish	exceler, protruir, proyectarse, proyectar, sobresalir
Catalan	excel·lir, sobresortir
Nouns	projection	the act of projecting out from something

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise	Send from one person or place to another
Spanish	proyectar

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 4, perception
Meaning	Project on a screen.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The images are projected onto the screen"
Cause to	appear	Come into sight or view
Narrower	silhouette	Project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
Broader	show	make visible or noticeable
Spanish	proyectar
Catalan	projectar
Nouns	projection	the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
Nouns	projector	an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 5, perception
Meaning	Cause to be heard.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"His voice projects well"
Broader	cause to be perceived	Have perceptible qualities
Nouns	projection	the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 6, creation
Meaning	Draw a projection of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	draw	represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Spanish	proyectar

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 7, creation
Meaning	make or work out a plan for; devise.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Model	Did he project his major works over a short period of time?
Synonyms	plan, contrive, design
Narrower	concert	contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
	map, map out	plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
	plot	Devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
Broader	create by mental act, create mentally	Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
Spanish	planear, planificar
Catalan	planejar, planificar
Nouns	project	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Nouns	project	a planned undertaking

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	Present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc..
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Synonym	propose
Narrower	introduce	put before (a body)
Narrower	offer	Put forward for consideration
Broader	plan	make plans for something
Spanish	proponer, proyectar

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 9, creation
Meaning	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	visualize, visualise, envision, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
Broader	imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Similar to	understand, realize, realise, see	perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Similar to	visualize, visualise	form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
Spanish	figurarse, imaginarse, imaginar, representarse, ver, visualizar
Catalan	figurar-se, imaginar-se, representar-se, veure

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 10, creation
Meaning	put or send forth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	cast, contrive, throw
Narrower	shoot	Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
Broader	send, direct	Cause to go somewhere
Spanish	proyectar
Catalan	projectar

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 11, contact
Meaning	Throw, send, or cast forward.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"project a missile"
Synonym	send off
Broader	propel, impel	Cause to move forward with force
Spanish	proyectar

English > *project*: 14 senses > verb 12, cognition
Meaning	regard as objective.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	externalize, externalise
Category	psychology, psychological science	The science of mental life
Broader	impute, ascribe, assign, attribute	Attribute or credit to
Spanish	exteriorizar, proyectar
Catalan	exterioritzar

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