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Results for: "canvass"

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Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (7)

1. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account;
- Example: "the crowded canvas of history"
- Example: "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
[syn: canvas, canvass]

2. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people;
[syn: poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass]

3. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel;
[syn: sail, canvas, canvass, sheet]

4. a tent made of canvas fabric;
[syn: canvas tent, canvas, canvass]

5. an oil painting on canvas fabric;
[syn: canvas, canvass]

6. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete;
- Example: "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
[syn: canvas, canvass]

7. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents);
[syn: canvas, canvass]


VERB (3)

1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions;
[syn: poll, canvass, canvas]

2. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign;
[syn: canvass, canvas]

3. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning;
- Example: "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"
- Example: "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"
- Example: "analyze your real motives"
[syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas]

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