map

map
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noun
ADJECTIVE
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
paper
VERB + 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.

update
MAP + 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
projection
PREPOSITION
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)

I printed out a map to the party.

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verb
Map is used with these nouns as the object: ↑gene

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

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  • map — ► NOUN 1) a flat diagram of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. 2) a diagram or collection of data showing the arrangement, distribution, or sequence of something. ► VERB (mapped, mapping) 1) represent or record… …   English terms dictionary

  • map — [map] n. [ML mappa (mundi), map (of the world) < L mappa, napkin, cloth (on which maps were painted): said (by QUINTILIAN) to be of Punic orig.; prob. < TalmudHeb mappa < * manpa, contr. < menafa, a fluttering banner] 1. a drawing or… …   English World dictionary

  • Map — Map, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mapping}.] To represent by a map; often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Map — (m[a^]p), n. [From F. mappe, in mappemonde map of the world, fr. L. mappa napkin, signal cloth; a Punic word. Cf. {Apron}, {Napkin}, {Nappe}.] 1. A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • MAP — se refiere a: MAPFRE, empresa española de seguros cuyo ticker en la Bolsa de Madrid es MAP. Médico de atención primaria: sinónimo de médico de cabecera. Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas (España). Museo de Arte Precolombino (Cusco, Perú).… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • .map — map,   Erweiterung für eine sog. Map Datei, d. h. für eine Datei, welche die Koordinaten von verweissensitiven (interaktiven) Grafiken sowie die zugeordneten URL Adressen enthält …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Map — [map] Walter 1140? 1209?; Welsh poet & satirist: also, Latin name, Mapes [māps, mā′pēz΄] …   English World dictionary

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