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    chart
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    chart1 S3 W3 AC /tʃɑːt $ tʃɑːrt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: charte, from Latin charta 'piece of papyrus, document', from Greek chartes
    1. information that is clearly arranged in the form of a simple picture, set of figures, graph etc, or a piece of paper with this information on it
       SYN  diagram:
        a chart showing last year’s sales
        a weather chart
        the theatre’s seating chart ⇨ bar chart, flow chart, pie chart
    2. the charts the lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records:
        Her new single went straight to number one in the pop charts.
        Brooks again topped the charts (=was the most popular).
        chart hit/success/star etc
        the Beatles’ first chart hit
    3. a detailed map, especially of an area of the sea or the stars
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    (for Meaning 2)
    ■ types of charts
       ▪ the pop charts Their new single went straight to number 1 in the pop charts.
       ▪ the singles charts (=of CDs that have only one song on them) The song reached number 9 in the singles charts.
       ▪ the album charts (=of CDs that have several songs on them) This put Marley into the album charts for the first time.
       ▪ the indie charts (=of music produced by small independent record companies) The song went straight to the top of the indie charts.
    ■ verbs
       ▪ be in the charts The song was in the charts for weeks.
       ▪ go into/enter the charts The album entered the UK charts at number 2.
       ▪ hit the charts (=enter the charts) The group eventually hit the charts.
       ▪ top the charts/be top of the charts ‘Without You’ topped the British charts for five weeks.
    ■ chart + NOUN
       ▪ a chart hit (=a song or album in the charts) At last the band had got a chart hit.
       ▪ chart success It looks like they are set for chart success.
    ■ phrases
       ▪ number 1/5/15 etc in the charts In 1962 'Love Me Do' reached only number 17 in the charts.

    II
    chart2 AC verb
    1. [transitive] to record information about a situation or set of events over a period of time, in order to see how it changes or develops:
        Scientists have been charting temperature changes in the oceans.
    2. [transitive] to make a plan of what should be done to achieve a particular result:
        Each team was responsible for making its own decisions and charting its own course.
    3. [transitive] to make a map of an area of land, sea, or stars, or to draw lines on a map to show where you have travelled ⇨ uncharted
    4. [intransitive] if a record charts, it enters the weekly list of the most popular records:
        Their next single didn’t chart.