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map out verb

1. (tr, adverb) to plan or design

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map /mæp/   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. 

2. to represent or draw on or as if on a map:
   [~ + object] He mapped the surrounding terrain.
3. 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

4. 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 © 2025

map  (map), 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 Terms the face:
   Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
5. Genetics See genetic map. 
6. Idioms off the map, out of existence;
   into oblivion:
   Whole cities were wiped off the map.
7. Idioms put 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. 
8. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
9. 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. 
Synonyms
• 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), n. 

1. Biographical Walter, c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.

Also, Mapes  (māps, mā′pēz). 
MAP, 

1. See modified American plan.