From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Project \Proj"ect\ (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr. L.
projectus, p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward +
jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth, and cf.
Projet.]
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1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.
[Obs.] --Holland.
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2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or
devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.
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Vented much policy, and projects deep. --Milton.
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Projects of happiness devised by human reason.
--Rogers.
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He entered into the project with his customary
ardor. --Prescott.
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3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given
to projects.
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Syn: Design; scheme; plan; purpose.
Usage: Project, Design. A project is something of a
practical nature thrown out for consideration as to
its being done. A design is a project when matured and
settled, as a thing to be accomplished. An ingenious
man has many projects, but, if governed by sound
sense, will be slow in forming them into designs. See
also Scheme.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Projected; p. pr. &
vb. n. Projecting.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]
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1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
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Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.
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Behold! th' ascending villas on my side
Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide. --Pope.
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2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to
devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.
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What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.
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3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to
delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and
the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to
project a line or point upon a plane. See Projection, 4.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Project \Pro*ject"\, v. i.
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1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be
prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches
project from the tree.
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2. To form a project; to scheme. [R.] --Fuller.
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