map
Pronunciation: (map), [key]
— n., v., mapped, map•ping.
—n.
- 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.
- a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time.
- function (def. 4a).
- the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
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- out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off 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.
- to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
- to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career.
Map
Pronunciation: (map), [key]
- c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
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