projecting

Definition of Projecting in English :

Adjective

1. jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Example Sentences:
'the jutting limb of a tree'
'massive projected buttresses'
'his protruding ribs'
'a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Projecting

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adjective

jutting or sticking out

a projecting rock

a piece of projecting metal

Projecting

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n.

1. An undertaking requiring concerted effort: a community cleanup project; a government-funded irrigation project.

2. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.

3. A plan or proposal for accomplishing something. See Synonyms at plan.

4. also projects A housing project.

v. pro·ject (prə-jĕkt)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 by the controlled direction of light: 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 attribute (one's own emotion or motive, for example) to someone else unconsciously in order to avoid anxiety or guilt.

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.

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