map

map¹ W2S2 [mæp] n

[Date: 1500-1600; : 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

▪ According to the map we should turn left.

▪ I'll draw a map of where we live.

on a map

▪ I'm just trying to find Vancouver Island on the map.

map of

▪ a large-scale map of Mexico City

street/road/route map

▪ a full colour street map of Amsterdam

▪ Do you know how to read a map (=understand the information it gives) ?

2.) a drawing of an area showing some kind of special feature, for example the type of rocks, weather, population etc

= ↑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 sth 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 sth off the map at ↑wipe¹ (8)

map ²

map² past tense and past participle mapped present participle mapping

v [T]

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 [map onto sth] phr v

to match something or have a direct relationship with something

map out [map sth<=>out] phr v

to plan carefully how something will happen

▪ Her own future had been mapped out for her by wealthy and adoring parents.