canvass

1. The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account (synset 114537091)
   "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
   is a type of: background, scope, setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists
   same as: canvas
2. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people (synset 105809006)
   is a type of: enquiry, inquiry, research - a search for knowledge
   subtypes:

   • exit poll - a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election
   • straw poll, straw vote - an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
   same as: opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll
3. A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (synset 104135005)
   is a type of: piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
   subtypes:

   • balloon sail - any light loose sail
   • crossjack, mizzen course - the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
   • fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
   • foresail - the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
   • headsail - any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
   • mainsail - the lowermost sail on the mainmast
   • main-topsail - a topsail set on the mainmast
   • press of canvas, press of sail - the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
   • royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
   • save-all - a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
   • skysail - the sail above the royal on a square-rigger
   • square sail - a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast
   • topgallant, topgallant sail - a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
   • topsail - a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
   has: reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
   is a part of: sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
   same as: canvas, sail, sheet
4. A tent made of canvas fabric (synset 102957599)
   is a type of: collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
   subtypes:

   • big top, circus tent, round top, top - a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
   • field tent - a canvas tent for use in the field
   • sibley tent - a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
   • wall tent - a canvas tent with four vertical walls
   same as: canvas, canvas tent
5. An oil painting on canvas fabric (synset 102957504)
   is a type of: oil painting - a picture painted with oil paints
   same as: canvas
6. The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete (synset 102957286)
   "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
   is a type of: gym mat, mat - sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
   is a part of: ring - a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
   same as: canvas
7. A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) (synset 102957109)
   is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
   subtypes: tarp, tarpaulin - waterproofed canvas
   substance holonym: hemp - a plant fiber
   same as: canvas

1. Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions (synset 202459761)
   is a type of: survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
   subtypes: circularise, circularize - canvass by distributing letters
   same as: poll
2. Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (synset 202464179)
   is a type of: beg, solicit, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
   subtypes: circularize - canvass by using a questionnaire
3. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (synset 200646245)
   "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
   subtypes:

   • anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail
   • diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
   • diagnose - subject to a medical analysis
   • appraise, survey - consider in a comprehensive way
   • survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
   • compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
   • check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
   • assay - analyze (chemical substances)
   • reexamine, review - look at again; examine again
   • audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
   • screen - examine methodically
   • follow, trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
   • investigate, look into - investigate scientifically
   • sieve, sift - check and sort carefully
   • consider, look at, view - look at carefully; study mentally
   same as: analyse, analyze, examine, study

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