a drawing or plan of the earth's surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc:
a map of France * a street map of Miami * to read a / the map (= understand the information on a map) * large-scale maps * Can you find Black Hill on the map? * I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house.
IDIOMS
put sb/sth on the map to make sb/sth famous or important:
The exhibition has helped put the city on the map.
moreatWIPEv.
verb (-pp-) [VN]
1 to make a map of an area:
an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped
2 to discover or give information about sth, especially the way it is arranged or organized:
It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain. * scientific discoveries which help to map our distant past
mapping noun [U]:
the mapping of the Indian subcontinent * gene mapping
PHRASALVERBS
map sth on / onto sth to link a group of qualities, items, etc. with their source, cause, position on a scale, etc:
Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language into their own.
map sth<->out to plan or arrange sth in a careful or detailed way:
He has his career path clearly mapped out.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is map a noun, verb, or something else?
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