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US
/ˈkænvəs/
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[ UK /kˈænvəs/ ]
[ UK /kˈænvəs/ ]
NOUN
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- a tent made of canvas fabric
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the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound - an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
the boxer picked himself up off the canvas - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
VERB
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
analyze your real motives
How To Use canvass In A Sentence
- Liberal Democrat canvass returns looked great. Times, Sunday Times
- The council has been canvassing local opinion/local people to get their thoughts on the proposed housing development.
- Dairy Crest are suing Mr Rollings for damages, claiming he canvassed for custom while he was still working for them.
- The more civilised make up of canvass or "gunny bags" stuffed with hay and provided with cross bars, a rude packsaddle, which is admirably calculated to gall the animal's back. First Footsteps in East Africa
- And he aims to ensure he wins in Greece by spending the next month canvassing for votes in rival countries. The Sun
- Your only comfort lay in the forced reflection, that, real as he looked, the poor caitiff was but imaginary, a bit of painted canvass, whom no delirium tremens, nor so much as a retributive headache, awaited, on the morrow.
- A healthy living co-ordinator will go to bingo sessions to canvass ideas for a £1 million healthy living centre in Allerton.
- Liberal Democrat canvass returns looked great. Times, Sunday Times
- Retailers, mainly garages and newsagents, have already privately canvassed staff on whether they would be willing to work on the Sabbath.
- The more civilised make up of canvass or “gunny bags” stuffed with hay and provided with cross bars, a rude packsaddle, which is admirably calculated to gall the animal’s back. First footsteps in East Africa
