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map
Noun
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A map is an image of a place, usually with place names written in.
I think we're lost. Do you have a map?
I've got a good street map of London.
map
Verb
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If you map something, you create a visual representation of it.
John mapped out his idea so that his friends could understand it.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.