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project, projection

n. a planned undertaking

project

v. draw a projection of

project

v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

project

v. cause to be heard; "His voice projects well"

project

v. project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen"

project, send off

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

project, propose

v. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"

plan, project, contrive, design

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

project, externalize, externalise

v. regard as objective

stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project

v. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

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intention

n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

goal, end

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

strategy

n. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

cast off

v. make the last row of stitches when knitting

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

preview

v. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

design

v. intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

calculate, aim, direct

v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

draft, outline

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

make, create

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

manufacture

v. create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

improvise, extemporize

v. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

originate

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

plot

v. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

trump up, concoct

v. invent; "trump up charges"

calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast

v. judge to be probable

extrude, squeeze out

v. form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

hurl, hurtle, cast

v. throw forcefully

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

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