map out vs project

map out is not a noun while project is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
map out	No	No	Yes	No
project	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, project is a hypernym of map out; that is, project is a word with a broader meaning than map out:

Other hypernyms of map out include contrive, design, plan.

map out (noun)	project (noun)
	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
	a planned undertaking

map out (verb)	project (verb)
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail	present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
	regard as objective
	communicate vividly
	throw, send, or cast forward
	transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	make or work out a plan for; devise
	put or send forth
	draw a projection of
	cause to be heard
	project on a screen
	extend out or project in space