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Chart

see synonyms of chart

Noun

1. chart

a visual display of information

2. chart

a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea

Verb

3. chart

make a chart of

Example Sentences:
'chart the territory'

4. chart

plan in detail

Example Sentences:
'Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein'

5. chart, graph

represent by means of a graph

Example Sentences:
'chart the data'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chart

see synonyms of chart
noun
1. 
a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air
2. 
an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted
3. 
a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information
4.  another name for graph (sense 1)
5. astrology another word for horoscope (sense 3)
6.  the charts
verb
7. (transitive)
to make a chart of
8. (transitive)
to make a detailed plan of
9. (transitive)
to plot or outline the course of
10. (intransitive)
(of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Chart

see synonyms of chart
noun
1. 
a map, esp. one prepared for use in marine or air navigation
2. 
an outline map on which special information, as on weather conditions or economic resources, is plotted geographically
3. 
a. 
a group of facts about something, set up in the form of a diagram, table, graph, etc.
b. 
such a diagram or graph
c. 
a sheet with such diagrams, graphs, etc.
4.  US, Informal
a. 
an arrangement of a musical composition, as for a jazz band
b. 
a list of the best-selling recordings for a given period
usually used in pl.
verb transitive
5. 
to make a chart of; map; outline
6. 
to plot (a course) on, or by reference to, a chart or charts
7. 
to plan (a course of action)
8. 
to show by, on, or as by a chart

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chart

see synonyms of chart
n.
1. A map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators.
2. An outline map on which specific information, such as scientific data, can be plotted.
3. A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.
4. See graph1.
5. often charts A listing of best-selling recorded music or other items: A hit single that reached number 3 on the charts.
v. chart·ed, chart·ing, charts
v.tr.
1. To make a chart of.
2. To plan (something) in detail: is charting a course to destruction.
v.intr.
To be ranked on a chart of best-selling items: a song that charted at the number one position last week.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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