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English to English noun
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the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account |  | Example: the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
source: wordnet30
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an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people | | source: wordnet30
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a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | | source: wordnet30
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a tent made of canvas fabric | | source: wordnet30
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an oil painting on canvas fabric | | source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | | source: wordnet30
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Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. | | source: webster1913 verb
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get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | | source: wordnet30
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solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | | source: wordnet30
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | | Example: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze your real motives
source: wordnet30
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To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. | | source: webster1913
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To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for. | | source: webster1913
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