CANVASS

canvas, canvass

(noun) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

canvas, canvass

(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

(noun) an oil painting on canvas fabric

sail, canvas, canvass, sheet

(noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass

(noun) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

canvas, canvass

(noun) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; “the crowded canvas of history”; “the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound”

analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass

(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”

poll, canvass

(verb) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

canvass

(verb) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

canvass (countable and uncountable, plural canvasses)

A solicitation of voters or public opinion.

A tally, audit and certification of votes.

Archaic form of canvas.

Verb

canvass (third-person singular simple present canvasses, present participle canvassing, simple past and past participle canvassed)

(obsolete, transitive) To toss in a canvas sheet; to thrash, beat. [first use 1508]

(transitive) To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.

(intransitive) To conduct a survey.

(intransitive) To campaign.

(transitive) To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize.

(transitive) To examine by discussion; to debate.

Source: Wiktionary

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Can"vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. canvassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Canvassing.] Etym: [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See Canvas, n.]

1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence. Woodward.

2. To examine by discussion; to debate. An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.

Can"vass, v. i.

Definition: To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.

Can"vass, n.

1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.

2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

3. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc. No previous canvass was made for me. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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