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. 1. a group of facts about something, set up in the form of a diagram, table, graph, etc.
   2. such a diagram or graph
   3. a sheet with such diagrams, graphs, etc.
4. ☆ Informal
   1. an arrangement of a musical composition, as for a jazz band
   2. a list of the best-selling recordings for a given period: usually used in pl.

Etymology: OFr < ML carta: see card

transitive verb

1. to make a chart of; map; outline
2. to plot (a course) on, or by reference to, a chart or charts
3. to plan (a course of action)
4. to show by, on, or as by a chart