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canvasses definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb canvass 2 of 3 senses of canvass Sense 1 poll, canvass, canvas => circularize, circularise Sense 3 analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass => anatomize => diagnose, name => diagnose => survey, appraise => survey => compare => check, check up on look into check out suss out check over go over check into => assay => review, reexamine => audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect => screen => trace, follow => investigate, look into => sieve, sift => view, consider, look at Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb canvass 2 of 3 senses of canvass Sense 1 poll, canvass, canvas => circularize, circularise Sense 3 analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass => anatomize => diagnose, name => explore => plumb => diagnose => explore => put out feelers => survey, appraise => survey => poll, canvass, canvas => circularize, circularise => compare => analogize, analogise => collate => check, check up on look into check out suss out check over go over check into => watch, observe, follow watch over keep an eye on => keep tabs on => guard => patrol, police => stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel => baby-sit, sit => invigilate, proctor => assay => bioassay => review, reexamine => audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect => screen => trace, follow => investigate, look into => research, search, explore => prospect => re-explore => cast about beat about cast around => explore => cave, spelunk => map => probe, examine => hear, try => rehear, retry => research => consult, refer, look up => experiment => sieve, sift => view, consider, look at => contemplate Entailment of verb canvass Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb canvass 3 senses of canvass Sense 1 poll, canvass, canvas => survey Sense 2 canvass, canvas => solicit, beg, tap Sense 3 analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass Familiarity of verb canvass canvass used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb canvass Sense 1 poll, canvass, canvas => survey -------------- Sense 2 canvass, canvas => solicit, beg, tap -------------- Sense 3 analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass -------------- Grep of noun canvass canvass canvassing Overview of noun canvass The noun canvass has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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. poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass -- (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people) 3. sail, canvas, canvass, sheet -- (a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel) 4. canvas tent, canvas, canvass -- (a tent made of canvas) 5. canvas, canvass -- (an oil painting on canvas) 6. 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. canvas, canvass -- (heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)) Overview of verb canvass The verb canvass has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) poll, canvass, canvas -- (get the opinions of people, for example) 2. canvass, canvas -- (solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign) 3. analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass -- (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") Overview of noun canvass The noun canvass has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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. poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass -- (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people) 3. sail, canvas, canvass, sheet -- (a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel) 4. canvas tent, canvas, canvass -- (a tent made of canvas) 5. canvas, canvass -- (an oil painting on canvas) 6. 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. canvas, canvass -- (heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)) Overview of verb canvass The verb canvass has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) poll, canvass, canvas -- (get the opinions of people, for example) 2. canvass, canvas -- (solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign) 3. analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass -- (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")
canvasses definition
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