a piece of work involving careful study of a subject over a period of time, done by school or college students

a planned piece of work that is designed to find information about something, to produce something new, or to improve something

[transitive, usually passive] to estimate what the size, cost or amount of something will be in the future based on what is happening now synonym forecast.

1[transitive, usually passive] project something to plan an activity, a project, etc. · 2[transitive, usually passive] to estimate what the size, cost, or amount ...

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun project, six of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular purpose.

project something onto somebody (psychology) to imagine that other people have the same feelings, problems, etc. as you, especially when this is not true.

project something onto somebody (psychology) to imagine that other people have the same feelings, problems, etc. as you, especially when this is not true.

​a group of houses or apartments built for poor families, usually with government money. She lives in a housing project on the edge of town.

an academic project in which students apply knowledge and skills to develop a solution to a real-world problem or issue, usually in the final year of a degree.