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Detailed Synonyms for canvass in English

canvass:

canvass [the ~] noun

  1. the canvass
    – a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) 1
    the canvas; the canvass
    – a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) 1
  2. the canvass
    – the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete 1
    the canvas; the canvass
    – the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete 1
    • canvas [the ~] noun
      • the boxer picked himself up off the canvas1
    • canvass [the ~] noun
  3. the canvass
    – an oil painting on canvas fabric 1
    the canvas; the canvass
    – an oil painting on canvas fabric 1
  4. the canvass
    – a tent made of canvas fabric 1
    the canvas; the canvass; the canvas tent
    – a tent made of canvas fabric 1
  5. the canvass
    – a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 1
    the sheet; the canvas; the sail; the canvass
    – a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 1
  6. the canvass
    – an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 1
    the poll; the opinion poll; the canvass; the public opinion poll
    – an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 1
  7. the canvass
    – the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account 1
    the canvas; the canvass
    – the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account 1
    • canvas [the ~] noun
      • the crowded canvas of history1
      • the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound1
    • canvass [the ~] noun

canvass verb

  1. canvass
    – consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning 1
    to examine; study; canvas; to analyse; canvass; analyze
    – consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning 1
    • examine verb (examines, examined, examining)
    • study verb
    • canvas verb
    • analyse verb, British (analyses, analysed, analysing)
    • canvass verb
    • analyze verb, American
      • analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare1
      • analyze the evidence in a criminal trial1
      • analyze your real motives1
  2. canvass
    – get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 1
    to poll; canvas; canvass
    – get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 1
  3. canvass
    – solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign 1
    canvas; canvass
    – solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign 1

Alternate Synonyms for "canvass":


Related Definitions for "canvass":

  1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)1
  2. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete1
  3. an oil painting on canvas fabric1
  4. a tent made of canvas fabric1
  5. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel1
  6. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people1
  7. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account1
  8. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning1
  9. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions1
  10. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign1