1. (noun)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"
2. (noun)poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass an inquiry into publicopinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
6. (noun)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"
7. (noun)canvas, canvass a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
8. (verb)poll, canvass, canvas get the opinions (of people) by askingspecific questions
9. (verb)canvass, canvas solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
10. (verb)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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