eng: canvass

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Meaning
means	(noun) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" canvas, canvass
means	(noun) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people poll, public opinion poll, canvass, opinion poll
means	(noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel canvas, sheet, canvass, sail
means	(noun) a tent made of canvas fabric canvass, canvas tent, canvas
means	(noun) an oil painting on canvas fabric canvass, canvas
means	(noun) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" canvas, canvass
means	(noun) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) canvas, canvass
means	(verb) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions canvass, poll, canvas
means	(verb) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign canvass, canvas
means	(verb) 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" canvas, analyze, canvass, analyse, examine, study