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proj·ect  (prjkt, -kt)
n.
1. A plan or proposal; a scheme. See Synonyms at plan.
2. An undertaking requiring concerted effort: a community cleanup project; a government-funded irrigation project.
3. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
4. A housing project.
v. pro·ject (pr-jkt) pro·ject·ed, pro·ject·ing, pro·jects
v.tr.
1. To thrust outward or forward: project one's jaw in defiance.
2. To throw forward; hurl: project an arrow.
3. To send out into space; cast: project a light beam.
4. To cause (an image) to appear on a surface: projected the slide onto a screen.
5. Mathematics To produce (a projection).
6. To direct (one's voice) so as to be heard clearly at a distance.
7. Psychology To externalize and attribute (an emotion or motive, for example) unconsciously to someone or something else in order to avoid anxiety.
8. To convey an impression of to an audience or to others: a posture that projects defeat.
9. To form a plan or intention for: project a new business enterprise.
10. To calculate, estimate, or predict (something in the future), based on present data or trends: projecting next year's expenses.
v.intr.
1. To extend forward or out; jut out: beams that project beyond the eaves. See Synonyms at bulge.
2. To direct one's voice so as to be heard clearly at a distance.

[Middle English projecte, from Latin priectum, projecting structure, from neuter past participle of pricere, to throw out : pr-, forth; see pro-1 + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·jecta·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.projecting - extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"
protrusive - thrusting outward

projecting
adjective sticking out, prominent, standing out, bulging, protruding, overhanging, jutting, bulbous, obtrusive a piece of projecting metal
Translations
projecting [prəˈdʒektɪŋ] ADJ [nail, branch] → saliente; [cheekbones] → marcado, prominente; [teeth] → salido, hacia fuera
projecting [prəˈdʒɛktɪŋ] adjsporgente
projecting [prəˈdʒɛktɪŋ] adjsporgente


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There are men, too--wretched busybodies--who walk about merely to see if they can find some wretched tchinovnik or broken-down official who has got toes projecting from his boots or his hair uncut
Standing on a projecting rock, he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net, which he had placed below.
The descent was effected by means of metallic bars projecting from the sides of the well, and these being adapted to the needs of a creature much smaller and lighter than myself, I was speedily cramped and fatigued by the descent.
 
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