- map
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ large-scale, small-scale▪ accurate▪ detailed▪ hand-drawn, rough, simple, sketch▪ colour-coded/color-coded▪ holographic▪ local▪ road, street▪
a street map of Havana
▪a road map of Florida
▪ world▪ bus, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (BrE)▪ treasure▪ contour, outline, relief, topographic, topographical▪ three-dimensional, two-dimensional▪ geological▪ weather▪ electoral, political▪ Ordnance Survey (in the UK)▪ tourist▪ route▪ wall▪ digital, interactive, online▪ paperVERB + MAP▪ read▪Are you good at reading maps?
▪ use▪ check, consult, examine, look at, study▪ view▪Click here to view a map of the area.
▪ follow▪He followed the map to Red Square.
▪ draw, make▪ redraw (figurative)▪In 1924 the Soviet Union redrew the map of Central Asia.
▪ print, print out, produce, publish▪ be marked on▪The museum is clearly marked on the map.
▪ lay out, spread out, unfold▪We spread the map out on the floor.
▪ fold, fold up▪ download▪ display▪Large maps were displayed around the meeting room.
▪ updateMAP + VERB▪ indicate sth, show sth▪ depict sth, represent sth▪maps depicting details such as mountain ranges and shorelines
▪ reveal sth▪Maps can reveal the history of a place.
MAP + NOUN▪ projectionPREPOSITION▪ according to map▪According to the map, we need to head north-east.
▪ off the map▪Our town is just off the map.
▪ on a/the map▪The road isn't on the map.
▪ map of▪a map of the area
▪ map to (esp. AmE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I printed out a map to the party.
verbMap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑gene
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
