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tap vs canvass

canvass vs tap

tap and canvass both are nouns.

tap and canvass both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tap Yes No Yes No
canvass Yes No Yes No
As verbs, canvass is a hyponym of tap; that is, canvass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tap:
  • tap: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
  • canvass: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Other hyponyms of tap include quest, buttonhole, lobby.
tap (noun) canvass (noun)
a light touch or stroke a heavy, closely woven fabric
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask a tent made of canvas fabric
a plug for a bunghole in a cask a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads an oil painting on canvas fabric
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
the sound made by a gentle blow the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
a gentle blow
tap (verb) canvass (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
draw from; make good use of solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
strike lightly get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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
Difference between tap and canvass

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