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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'map', 'Map': /mæp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mæp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(map)

Inflections of 'map' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
maps
v 3rd person singular
mapping
v pres p
mapped
v past
mapped
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
map /mæp/USA pronunciation   n., v., mapped, map•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. a drawing on a flat surface, of parts or features of a place, as of the earth:The map showed all the city streets.

v. 
  1. to represent or draw on or as if on a map:[~ + object]He mapped the surrounding terrain.
  2. map out, to sketch or plan (something) out in detail: [~ + out + object]to map out a new career.[~ + object + out]took some time to map it out.
Idioms
  1. Idioms off the map, out of existence:Whole cities were wiped off the map by the tidal wave.

  • Idioms on the map, in or into a position of importance:The new casino put our town on the map.
    • map•mak•er, n. [countable]

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
    map  (map),USA pronunciation n., v., mapped, map•ping. 
    n. 
      1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:a map of Canada.
      2. a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything:The old man's face is a map of time.
      3. [Math.]function (def. 4a).
      4. Slang Termsthe face:Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
      5. GeneticsSee genetic map. 
      6. Idiomsoff the map, out of existence;
        into oblivion:Whole cities were wiped off the map.
      7. Idiomsput on the map, to bring into the public eye;
        make known, famous, or prominent:The discovery of gold put our town on the map.

      v.t. 
      1. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
      2. to sketch or plan (often fol. by out):to map out a new career.
      • Punic
      • Medieval Latin mappa mundī map of the world; special use of Latin mappa napkin, said to be
      • Middle English mappe-(mounde) 1350–1400
      map′pa•ble, adj. 
      map′per, n. 
        1. plan, outline, diagram. Map, chart, graph refer to representations of surfaces, areas, or facts. Map most commonly refers to a representation of the surface of the earth or a section of it, or an area of the sky:a map of England.A chart may be an outline map with symbols conveying information superimposed on it, a map designed esp. for navigators on water or in the air, a diagram, or a table giving information in an orderly form:a chart of the shoals off a coast.A graph may be a diagram representing a set of interrelated facts by means of dots or lines on a coordinate background; or it may use small figures (people, animals, machines, etc.) appropriate to the facts being represented, each figure standing for a specific number in statistics being given:a graph of the rise in population from 1900 to 1980.
    Map  (map),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. Biographical Walter, c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
    Also, Mapes  (māps, mā′pēz).USA pronunciation 
    MAP, 
    1. See modified American plan. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    map /mæp/ n
    1. a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions, positions, etc, of natural or artificial features such as roads, towns, relief, rainfall, etc
    2. a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body
    3. a maplike drawing of anything
    4. another name for function
    5. a slang word for face
    6. off the map ⇒ no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map)
    7. put on the map ⇒ to make (a town, company, etc) well-known
     vb (maps, mapping, mapped) (transitive)
    1. to make a map of
    2. to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc): the results were mapped onto a graph
    3. map onto ⇒ (intransitive) to fit in with or correspond to
    Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth
    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    Map /mæp/, Mapes /mæps; ˈmeɪpiːz/ n
    1. Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium
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    blue-on-blue - cartogram - cartography - chart - choropleth - chromosome map - compass rose - conformal - consult - contour - contour line - digital mapping - easting - function - genetic map - globe - graticule - grid - hachure - hemisphere - homolosine projection - inset - isallobar - isobar - isocheim - isogloss - isohel - isohyet - isopleth - isoseismal - isothere - isotherm - legend - map out - map projection - Mercator projection - Mind Map - mud map - napkin - Ordnance Survey - orient - orienteering - outline - overlay - Peters' projection - pinpoint - plot - pointer - adjacent - aeromagnetic
    Collocations: a [world, continent, regional, country, city] map, map the [Earth, universe, ocean], the [legend, key], more...

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