ˈæn.ə.laɪz ˈkæn.vəs ɪɡˈzæmɪn pɔl pɔl pəʊl poʊl ʃiːt ʃit

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 get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign a heavy, closely woven fabric 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 fabric a tent made of canvas fabric a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) 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 the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account the crowded canvas of history the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound