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solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" an oil painting on canvas the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions a tent made of canvas a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people 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" |
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