Definition of: project

(proj′ekt) noun
1. Something proposed or mapped out in the mind, as a course of action; a plan.
2. In schools, a problem involving the theory of the subject matter, given to a student or group of students to be worked out in practice.
—pro·ject (prə·jekt′) v.t.
1. To cause to extend forward or out.
2. To throw forth or forward, as missiles.
3. To visualize as an external reality: to project an image of one's destiny.
4. To cause (an image, shadow, etc.) to fall on a surface.
5. To propose or plan.
6. Math. a To make a projection of (a solid, etc.) on a plane. b To reproduce (a figure) by drawing lines from a vertex through every point (of the figure) to the corresponding point of the reproduction.
—v.i.
7. To extend forward or out; protrude. See synonyms under PLAN, THROW. [<L projectus, pp. of projicere throw out, cause to protrude <pro- before + jacere throw] Synonyms (noun): contrivance, design, device, invention, plan, purpose, scheme.