project

1. (intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.Synonyms: extend, jut, protrude, stick outintransitive

2. (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.Examples: "Before his feet her selfe she did proiect"; "Behold! th' ascending villas on my side / Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide."Synonyms: cast, throw, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dashtransitive

3. (transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.Synonyms: extend, jut, jut outtransitive

4. (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.Examples: "The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007."; "To form a strict alliance between the cabinets of Paris and London—which meant, that he should influence both,—to induce Charles to marry the loveliest of his nieces, Hortense—thus making a common interest between them, were now the great objects with the Cardinal; and the present visit was of his projecting."; "projecting Peace and Warr?"Synonyms: forecast, foresee, foretelltransitive

5. (transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.Examples: "It is difficult to gauge the exact point at which women stop trying to fool men and really begin to deceive themselves, but an objective analyst cannot escape the conclusion (1) that partly from a natural device inherent in the species, women deliberately project upon actual or potential suitors an impression of themselves that is not an accurate picture of their total nature, and (2) that few women ever are privileged to see themselves as they really are."reflexivetransitive

6. (transitive, psychology, psychoanalysis) To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.transitive