shoot vs project

shoot and project both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No
project	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of shoot include cast, contrive, throw.

shoot (noun)	project (noun)
the act of shooting at targets	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
a new branch	a planned undertaking

shoot (verb)	project (verb)
give an injection to	present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
produce buds, branches, or germinate	regard as objective
measure the altitude of by using a sextant	communicate vividly
record on photographic film	throw, send, or cast forward
make a film or photograph of something	transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
utter fast and forcefully	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
fire a shot; release	make or work out a plan for; devise
hit with a missile from a weapon	put or send forth
score	draw a projection of
spend frivolously and unwisely	cause to be heard
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing	project on a screen
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective	extend out or project in space
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully