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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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