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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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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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

project
    n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
         prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking,
         project, task, labor]
    2: a planned undertaking [syn: project, projection]
    v 1: communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"
    2: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out";
       "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn: stick out,
       protrude, jut out, jut, project]
    3: transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
    4: project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the
       screen"
    5: cause to be heard; "His voice projects well"
    6: draw a projection of
    7: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to
       murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an
       attack" [syn: plan, project, contrive, design]
    8: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He
       proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She
       proposed a new theory of relativity" [syn: project,
       propose]
    9: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
       horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk
       in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision,
       project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image]
    10: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the
        corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a
        spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: project, cast,
        contrive, throw]
    11: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn:
        project, send off]
    12: regard as objective [syn: project, externalize,
        externalise]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

PROJECT

   Subsystem of ICES.  Sammet 1969, p.616.