"map" meaning in English

See map in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mæp/ Audio: en-us-map.ogg [US], en-uk-a map.ogg [UK] Forms: map [singular], maps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A map is an image of a place, usually with place names written in.
    Sense id: simple-map-en-noun-sHEli7Li

Verb

IPA: /mæp/ Audio: en-us-map.ogg [US], en-uk-a map.ogg [UK] Forms: map [canonical], maps [third-person, singular], mapped [past], mapped [past, participle], mapping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|map|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you map something, you create a visual representation of it.
    Sense id: simple-map-en-verb-MvZg-umu
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