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canvass


I - noun
1. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Syn:
poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll
Derivationally related forms:
pollster (for: poll), poll (for: poll)
Hypernyms:
inquiry, enquiry, research
Hyponyms:
exit poll, straw vote, straw poll
2. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Syn:
canvas
Hypernyms:
fabric, cloth, material, textile
Hyponyms:
tarpaulin, tarp
Substance Meronyms:
hemp
3. an oil painting on canvas fabric
Syn:
canvas
Hypernyms:
oil painting
4. 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
Hypernyms:
setting, background, scope
5. a tent made of canvas fabric
Syn:
canvas tent, canvas
Hypernyms:
tent, collapsible shelter
Hyponyms:
circus tent, big top, round top, top, field tent,
Sibley tent, wall tent
6. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Syn:
sail, canvas, sheet
Derivationally related forms:
sail (for: sail)
Hypernyms:
piece of cloth, piece of material
Hyponyms:
balloon sail, crossjack, mizzen course, fore-and-aft sail, foresail,
headsail, mainsail, main-topsail, press of sail, press of canvas, royal,
save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail
Part Holonyms:
sailing vessel, sailing ship
Part Meronyms:
reef
7. 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
Hypernyms:
mat, gym mat
Part Holonyms:
ring

II - verb
1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (Freq. 2)
Syn:
poll, canvas
Derivationally related forms:
canvasser (for: canvas), canvasser, poll (for: poll)
Hypernyms:
survey
Hyponyms:
circularize, circularise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Syn:
canvas
Derivationally related forms:
canvasser (for: canvas)
Hypernyms:
solicit, beg, tap
Hyponyms:
circularize
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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, canvas
Derivationally related forms:
examination (for: examine), study (for: study), analyser (for: analyse), analyst (for: analyze), analysis (for: analyze)
Hyponyms:
anatomize, diagnose, name, survey, appraise,
compare, check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out,
check over, go over, check into, assay, review, reexamine,
audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect, screen, trace,
trace, investigate, sieve, sift, view,
consider, look at
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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