projecting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb communicate vividly
    project.
    • He projected his feelings
  2. verb extend out or project in space
    project; protrude; jut out; stick out; jut.
    • His sharp nose jutted out
    • A single rock sticks out from the cliff
  3. verb transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
    project.
  4. verb project on a screen
    project.
    • The images are projected onto the screen
  5. verb cause to be heard
    project.
    • His voice projects well
  6. verb draw a projection of
    project.
  7. verb make or work out a plan for; devise
    project; design; contrive; plan.
    • They contrived to murder their boss
    • design a new sales strategy
    • plan an attack
  8. verb present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
    project; propose.
    • He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
    • She proposed a new theory of relativity
  9. verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
    picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
    • I can't see him on horseback!
    • I can see what will happen
    • I can see a risk in this strategy
  10. verb put or send forth
    project; cast; contrive; throw.
    • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
    • The setting sun threw long shadows
    • cast a spell
    • cast a warm light
  11. verb throw, send, or cast forward
    project; send off.
    • project a missile
  12. verb regard as objective
    project; externalise; externalize.
  13. adjective satellite extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
    sticking; jutting; protruding; relieved; sticking out; projected.
    • the jutting limb of a tree
    • massive projected buttresses
    • his protruding ribs
    • a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck

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