Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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canvass | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tap | Yes | No | Yes | No |
canvass (noun) | tap (noun) |
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a heavy, closely woven fabric | a light touch or stroke |
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete | the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information |
a tent made of canvas fabric | a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask |
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | a plug for a bunghole in a cask |
an oil painting on canvas fabric | a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads |
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people | a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) |
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account | the sound made by a gentle blow |
a gentle blow |
canvass (verb) | tap (verb) |
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently |
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | draw from; make good use of |
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | strike lightly |
cut a female screw thread with a tap | |
pierce in order to draw a liquid from | |
walk with a tapping sound | |
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes | |
draw (liquor) from a tap | |
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | |
make light, repeated taps on a surface | |
draw from or dip into to get something | |
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it |