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Projecting

verb
/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.verbTo extend beyond a surface.
2.verbTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
3.verbTo extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
4.verbTo make plans for; to forecast.
"The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007."
5.verbTo present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
6.verbTo assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
7.verbTo change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
8.verbTo draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
9.nounThe act by which something is projected.
10.nounA projecting part.
11.adjectiveSticking out.
"I caught and tore my coat on the projecting nail."
12.adjectiveGiving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.

Synonyms

castthrowextendjutjut outprotrudestick outforecastforeseeforetellprotrusivejutting

Rhymes With

unsuspectingconnectingprospectingaffectingeffectingreflectingdissectingexpecting
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