map

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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.