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(noun) canvass
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
(noun) canvass
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
(noun) canvass
an oil painting on canvas fabric
(noun) canvas tent, canvass
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
(noun) canvass
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
the crowded canvas of history; the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
(verb) study, examine, analyse, analyze, canvass
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
(verb) canvass
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign