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Noun canvass has 7 senses
- canvas, canvass - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
--1 is a kind of setting, background, scope
- poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
--2 is a kind of inquiry, enquiry, research
--2 has particulars: exit poll; straw vote, straw poll
- sail, canvas, canvass, sheet - a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
--3 is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
--3 is a part of sailing vessel, sailing ship
--3 has particulars:
- canvas tent, canvas, canvass - a tent made of canvas
--4 is a kind of tent, collapsible shelter
--4 has particulars:
- canvas, canvass - an oil painting on canvas
--5 is a kind of oil painting
- canvas, canvass - the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
--6 is a kind of mat, gym mat
--6 is a part of ring
- canvas, canvass - heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
--7 is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile
--7 has substances: hemp
--7 has particulars: tarpaulin, tarp
Verb canvas has 4 senses
- canvass, canvas - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
--1 is a kind of survey; solicit, beg, tap; survey; solicit, beg, tap
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- poll, canvass, canvas - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
--2 is a kind of solicit, beg, tap; survey; solicit, beg, tap; survey
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- canvas - cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
--3 is a kind of cover; cover
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4 senses of canvas
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analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
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4 senses of canvas
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- analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas - 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"
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