canvass in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   analyze  analyse  study  examine  canvass  canvas 
   
2. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
   canvass  canvas 
   
3. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
   poll  canvass  canvas 
   

1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
   canvas  canvass 
   
2. 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 
   
3. a tent made of canvas fabric
   canvas tent  canvas  canvass 
   
4. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
   sail  canvas  canvass  sheet 
   
5. an oil painting on canvas fabric
   canvas  canvass 
   
6. 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 
   
7. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
   poll  opinion poll  public opinion poll  canvass