map

map1 [ mæp ] noun count ***

a drawing of an area that shows the positions of things such as countries, rivers, cities, and streets:

read a map (=understand what a map shows): They never taught us how to read a map at school.

map of: a map of northern Europe/the London Underground/New York City

study a map (=look carefully at a map): Juliet was studying the map to decide which route to take.

a. used about other types of drawing that show the positions of things:

a map of the human brain

do I have to draw you a map? SPOKEN

used for telling the person you are talking to that you think they are very slow to understand what you have just said:

I'm just not interested. Do I have to draw you a map?

off the map INFORMAL

far away from towns and cities

put someone/something on the map INFORMAL

to make someone or something famous:

It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor.

map

map 2 [ mæp ] verb transitive *

1. ) to make a map of an area

2. ) to find the position of something, or find the positions of the parts of something:

Scientists have succeeded in mapping the human genome.

`map onto phrasal verb transitive

map something onto something to connect one thing to another thing, for example as a way of understanding its meaning or structure:

Can babies map these experiences onto their memories?

,map `out phrasal verb transitive

to plan in detail how something will happen:

Her own future had been mapped out for her by her parents.