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n. uitpluizen, onderzoeken, bespreken; (stemmen)werving--------v. uitpluizen, onderzoeken, bespreken; (stemmen)wervingcanvass1————————canvass2♦voorbeelden:2 the candidate is canvassing the slums today • de kandidaat ‘doet’/bewerkt vandaag de achterbuurten3 canvass for a magazine • colporteren voor/leuren met een weekblad
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Canvass — Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canvas, canvass — Canvas is a kind of cloth. To canvass is to request, to solicit. The canvas of the tent was covered with pine needles. Jim was asked to canvass the block for donations to the United Chest … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
canvass — canvas, canvass 1. Canvas with one s means ‘coarse cloth’. The plural is canvases and as a verb (‘to cover or line with canvas’) it has inflected forms canvasses, canvassed, canvassing. 2. Canvass with two s s is a verb meaning ‘to solicit votes’ … Modern English usage
canvass — c.1500, from CANVAS (Cf. canvas) and probably meaning, originally, to toss in a canvas sheet, hence to shake out, examine carefully (1520s); to solicit votes (1550s); though to sift through canvas also has been proposed as the basic metaphor. The … Etymology dictionary
canvas — canvas, canvass 1. Canvas with one s means ‘coarse cloth’. The plural is canvases and as a verb (‘to cover or line with canvas’) it has inflected forms canvasses, canvassed, canvassing. 2. Canvass with two s s is a verb meaning ‘to solicit votes’ … Modern English usage
canvas / canvass — Canvas is cloth or fabric: a canvas bag to bring to the beach. Canvass means to conduct a survey or examine thoroughly , or to seek votes : She canvassed all the stores before she found the right dress … Confused words
canvas / canvass — Canvas is cloth or fabric: a canvas bag to bring to the beach. Canvass means to conduct a survey or examine thoroughly , or to seek votes : She canvassed all the stores before she found the right dress … Confused words
canvass — [kan′vəs] vt. [< CANVAS < ? use of canvas for sifting] 1. to examine or discuss in detail; look over carefully 2. to go through (places) or among (people) asking for (votes, opinions, orders, etc.) vi. to try to get votes, orders, etc.;… … English World dictionary
canvass — ► VERB 1) visit (someone) in order to seek their vote in an election. 2) question (someone) to find out their opinion. 3) Brit. propose (an idea or plan) for discussion. ► NOUN ▪ an act of canvassing. DERIVATIVES canvasser noun … English terms dictionary
canvas — , canvass The first is the fabric; the second is a verb meaning to solicit, especially for votes … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
canvas(es) — canvass(es) … English homophone dictionary