{
    "term": "map",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ke/keys.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a drawing or plan of the earth’s surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc.",
            "sensetop": "on a/the map",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a map of France"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a street map of Miami"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a map of the area/region/world/route"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **read a/the map** *(= understand the information on a map)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "large-scale maps"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you find Black Hill on the map?",
                    "contextForm": "on a/the map"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be marked/plotted/shown on a map"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Click here to download a map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an interactive map"
                },
                {
                    "text": "According to the map, we need to head north-east."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He followed the map to Red Square."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1924 the Soviet Union redrew the map of Central Asia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Large maps were displayed around the meeting room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maps can reveal the history of a place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our town is just off the map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum is clearly marked on the map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We spread the map out on the floor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A sketch map of the region showed the main mining areas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maria consulted the map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The map isn't detailed enough to show individual streets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather map showed storms approaching from the north."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a political map of Europe on page 28."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourist maps are on sale in most newsagents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It displays the plane's location on a map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a map of the stars"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large-scale", "small-scale", "accurate"],
                "verb + map": ["read", "use", "check"],
                "map + verb": [
                    "indicate something",
                    "show something",
                    "depict something"
                ],
                "map + noun": ["projection"],
                "preposition": ["according to map", "off the map", "on a/​the map"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a diagram to show the positions of things over an area",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an electron density map"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a diagram to show the position of genes on a chromosome",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "lacking organization; in a confused state",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oil prices were all over the map last week, but they seem to be more stable now."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very far away or remote",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Although the town was completely off the map, I was glad that I made the effort to visit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody/something famous or important",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This chicken dish put the chef firmly on the map."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition has helped put the city on the map."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to destroy or remove somebody/something completely",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mæp/",
                "audio": "ma/map/map__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mæp/",
                "audio": "ma/map/map__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus)."
}