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Probe vs Canvass - What's the difference?

probe | canvass |

As verbs the difference between probe and canvass

is that probe is while canvass is to solicit voters, opinions, etc from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.

As a noun canvass is

a solicitation of voters or public opinion.

probe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
  • (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
  • An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
  • (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
    • They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
  • (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
  • (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
    • Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
  • (astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
  • (game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy

    • Synonyms

    * (game of go ) yosu-miru

    Derived terms

    * probe-and-drogue

    Verb

    (prob)
  • (intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
    • If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
  • * Hallam
    • the growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts of the crown
  • To insert a probe into.

    • Related terms

    * probable * prove * proof * probity * probation

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    canvass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A solicitation of voters or public opinion.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To solicit voters, opinions, etc. from; to go through, with personal solicitation or public addresses.
    • to canvass''' a district for votes; to '''canvass a city for subscriptions
  • To conduct a survey.
  • To campaign.
  • To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize.
    • to canvass''' the votes cast at an election; to '''canvass a district with reference to its probable vote
  • * Woodward
    • I have made careful search on all hands, and canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.
  • To examine by discussion; to debate.
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
    • an opinion that we are likely soon to canvass

    Quotations

    * 1920 , in the Classical Journal , volume 15, page 242: *: Some hunt "ponies" unrelentingly, others protest at intervals, most, perhaps, ignore the matter unless it is insolently forced upon their attention. How old this question was and how thoughtfully it had been canvassed we were not aware * 2001 , , Middle Age: A Romance , page 5 *: Adam Berendt, who canvassed through Rockland County on behalf of education, environmental, and gun control bond issues.