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Meaning of canvass
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
canvass
n 1: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic
account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "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; "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}]
v 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; "analyze a sonnet by
Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial";
"analyze your real motives" [syn: {analyze}, {analyse},
{study}, {examine}, {canvass}, {canvas}]
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