chart
[noun]
Synonyms:
- table, blueprint, diagram, graph, map, plan
[verb]
Synonyms:
- plot, delineate, draft, map out, outline, shape, sketch

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Related Words: plan, plat, plot, scheme

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. chart¹ S3 W3 AC /tʃɑːt $ tʃɑːrt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: charte, from Latin charta 'piece of papyrus, document', from Greek chartes]

1. information that is clearly arranged in the form of a simple picture, set of figures, graph etc, or a piece of paper with this information on it Synonym : diagram:
a chart showing last year’s sales
a weather chart
the theatre’s seating chart ⇒ bar chart, flow chart, pie chart

2. the charts the lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records:
Her new single went straight to number one in the pop charts.
Brooks again topped the charts (=was the most popular).
chart hit/success/star etc
the Beatles’ first chart hit

3. a detailed map, especially of an area of the sea or the stars

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. chart² AC verb

1. [transitive] to record information about a situation or set of events over a period of time, in order to see how it changes or develops:
Scientists have been charting temperature changes in the oceans.

2. [transitive] to make a plan of what should be done to achieve a particular result:
Each team was responsible for making its own decisions and charting its own course.

3. [transitive] to make a map of an area of land, sea, or stars, or to draw lines on a map to show where you have travelled ⇒ uncharted

4. [intransitive] if a record charts, it enters the weekly list of the most popular records:
Their next single didn’t chart.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chart
noun
I. diagram showing information
ADJ. bar, flow, pie | flip, wall Each classroom has a flip chart to write on.
organization, progress, weather
CHART + VERB give sth, show sth a bar chart showing how sales have increased
PREP. in a/the ~ the information given in the chart
on a/the ~ The percentage of school-leavers is shown on the chart.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chart
II. detailed map of the sea/sky
ADJ. aviation, nautical, navigation
PREP. on a/the ~ The islands were not marked on their chart.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chart
III. the charts: list of pop music records
ADJ. album, pop, singles
VERB + CHART enter, go into, hit Their single went straight into the charts at number one. His latest single hit the charts last week.
be top of, top The song topped the charts for three weeks.
CHART + NOUN hit
PREP. in the ~ Is that song still in the charts?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chart

the pop charts
Their new single went straight to number 1 in the pop charts.
the singles charts (=of CDs that have only one song on them)
The song reached number 9 in the singles charts.
the album charts (=of CDs that have several songs on them)
This put Marley into the album charts for the first time.
the indie charts (=of music produced by small independent record companies)
The song went straight to the top of the indie charts.
be in the charts
The song was in the charts for weeks.
go into/enter the charts
The album entered the UK charts at number 2.
hit the charts (=enter the charts)
The group eventually hit the charts.
top the charts/be top of the charts
‘Without You’ topped the British charts for five weeks.
a chart hit (=a song or album in the charts)
At last the band had got a chart hit.
chart success
It looks like they are set for chart success.
number 1/5/15 etc in the charts
In 1962 'Love Me Do' reached only number 17 in the charts.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲