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| 1. | [ verb ] (statistics) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | |
| Synonyms: | poll canvas | |
| Related terms: | survey circularize poll pollster | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (sport,boxing,games) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete | |
| Synonyms: | canvas | |
| Examples: | "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" |
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| Related terms: | mat ring ring | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (housing) a tent made of canvas | |
| Synonyms: | canvas canvas_tent | |
| Related terms: | tent wall_tent field_tent Sibley_tent circus_tent | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (nautical,clothing) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
| Synonyms: | sail sheet canvas | |
| Related terms: | piece_of_cloth crossjack foresail fore-topsail fore-and-aft_sail mainsail main-topsail balloon_sail press_of_sail royal headsail save-all skysail square_sail topgallant topsail sailing_vessel | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (politics) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people | |
| Synonyms: | poll public_opinion_poll opinion_poll | |
| Related terms: | inquiry exit_poll straw_vote | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account | |
| Synonyms: | canvas | |
| Examples: | "the crowded canvas of history" "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" |
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| Related terms: | setting | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (fine art) an oil painting on canvas | |
| Synonyms: | canvas | |
| Related terms: | oil_painting | |
| 8. | [ verb ] solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | |
| Synonyms: | canvas | |
| Related terms: | solicit circulate canvasser | |
| 9. | [ verb ] consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | |
| Synonyms: | study analyze examine analyse canvas | |
| Examples: | "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare" "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial" "analyze your real motives" |
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| Related terms: | compare check investigate review view trace survey diagnose screen audit diagnose sift assay survey anatomize sieve survey analysis examen | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (clothing) heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | |
| Synonyms: | canvas | |
| Related terms: | fabric tarpaulin hemp | |
| Similar spelling: |
canvas canvasser canvassing canvasback cannabis Campas convasser |
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