map
[noun]
Synonyms: chart, graph, face, countenance, dial, features, kisser, mug, pan, phiz, puss, visage

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Related Words: picture, portrayal, delineation, design, diagram, draft, outline, sketch, tracing

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. map¹ S2 W2 /mæp/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: mappa, from Latin, 'cloth, towel']

1. a drawing of a particular area, for example a city or country, which shows its main features, such as its roads, rivers, mountains etc
map of
a map of Mexico City
According to the map we should turn left.
on a map
I’m just trying to find Vancouver on the map.

2. a drawing of an area showing some kind of special feature, for example the type of rocks, weather, population etc Synonym : chart:
an archaeological map of the area
the colour weather map in the newspaper
political map (=one showing where political parties have power, or where countries are)

3. put something on the map to make a place famous:
It was the Olympic Games that really put Seoul on the map.

4. off the map informal a long way from any large town:
It’s a small place in Nebraska. Right off the map.
⇒ wipe something off the map at wipe¹(8)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. map² verb (past tense and past participle mapped, present participle mapping) [transitive]

1. to make a map of a particular area:
He spent the next fifteen years mapping the Isle of Anglesey.

2. to discover or show information about something, especially about its shape or arrangement, or how it moves or works:
The points at which stress and anxiety emerge can be mapped.
map onto something phrasal verb
to match something or have a direct relationship with something
map something ↔ out phrasal verb
to plan carefully how something will happen:
Her own future had been mapped out for her by wealthy and adoring parents.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

map
noun
ADJ. large-scale | small-scale | accurate | detailed | quick (only used with the verb draw), rough, simple, sketch ‘How do you get there?’ ‘I'll draw you a quick map.’
local | road, street a street map of central London a road map of the British Isles
world | bus, tube, underground | contour, outline, relief | geological, political | weather | Ordnance Survey | tourist | route | wall
VERB + MAP read Are you any good at reading maps?
check, consult, look at | draw | be marked on The museum is clearly marked on the map.
spread out, unfold We spread the map out on the floor.
fold (up)
MAP + VERB show sth
MAP + NOUN projection
PREP. off the ~ Our village is just off the map.
on a/the ~ The lane isn't on the map.
~ of a map of the area

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

map

look at a map
She stopped the car to look at the map.
read a map (=look at and understand the information on a map)
He drove while I read the map.
study a map (=look carefully at a map)
They studied the map before setting out.
draw a map
He drew me a map of the route.
check a map (also consult a map formal) (=look at a map to get information)
I don't know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.
be marked on a map (=put a mark or symbol on a map to show where something is)
The path is clearly marked on the map.
find something on a map
I managed to find the village on the map.
spread out/unfold a map
We spread out our maps on the floor.
detailed
a detailed map of the city
accurate
a modern, accurate map of the district
large-scale (=showing a small area in a lot of detail)
a large-scale map of Paris
a road map
a road map of Texas
a street map
There's a street map outside the town hall.
a tourist map
The museum is marked on most tourist maps.
an Ordnance Survey map British English (=a map showing the roads, paths, hills etc of an area in detail)
the contours on a map (=the lines on a map showing the height of mountains and valleys)
Contours on the map are given in feet.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

map
mæp
See: put on the map

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

MAP
Manufacturing Application Protocol 
Merchant Account Provider 
Minimum Advertised Price

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