canvas

1. (noun) heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Synonyms: canvass
Related Words: cloth, fabric, material, tarp, tarpaulin, textile

2. (noun) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
Synonyms: canvass
Related Words: mat

3. (noun) an oil painting on canvas
Synonyms: canvass
Related Words: oil painting

4. (noun) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history;" "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
Synonyms: canvass
Related Words: background, scope, setting

5. (verb) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Synonyms: canvass
Related Words: beg, solicit, tap

6. (noun) a tent made of canvas
Synonyms: canvas tent, canvass
Related Words: Sibley tent, big top, circus tent, collapsible shelter, field tent, round top, tent, top, wall tent

7. (noun) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Synonyms: canvass, sail, sheet
Related Words: balloon sail, crossjack, fore-and-aft sail, fore-topsail, foresail, headsail, main-topsail, mainsail, mizzen course, piece of cloth, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail

8. (verb) get the opinions of people, for example
Synonyms: canvass, poll
Related Words: circularise, circularize, survey



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