Definition of "map out"

map out

verb
third-person singular simple present maps out, present participle mapping out, simple past and past participle mapped out
1. (transitive) To create a map of an area.
2. (transitive, by extension) To organise a plan; to analyze a situation; to figure out a problem.
3. (transitive) To make explicit; to explain in detail.
  Quotations
  You two sit down, and I'll map it out for you.” For the next fifteen minutes I told them a tale of greed, racism, treachery and murder.
  1992, Roy Maynard, 38 Caliber: An Emerson Dunn Mystery, page 127
  The grading is tough, just like the classes, but they map it out for you right from the beginning.
  2007, Carolyn C. Wise, Stephanie Hauser, The College Buzz Book, page 410
  He went to the white board and mapped out his entire organization, explaining what everyone was working on and how it fit together.
  2010, Patrick M. Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
  No one can map it out for you. You're going to have to figure it out for yourself and systematically lay the groundwork for your future.
  2012, Rebecca Shambaugh, Make Room for Her, page 120