1. (noun) canvas, canvass
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Synonyms: canvas tent, poll, sail, canvass, opinion poll, canvas, sheet, public opinion poll
2. (noun) canvas, canvass
an oil painting on canvas fabric
Synonyms: canvas tent, poll, sail, canvass, opinion poll, canvas, sheet, public opinion poll
3. (noun) canvas, canvass
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
Synonyms: canvas tent, poll, sail, canvass, opinion poll, canvas, sheet, public opinion poll
4. (noun) canvas tent, canvas, canvass
a tent made of canvas fabric
Synonyms: canvas tent, poll, sail, canvass, opinion poll, canvas, sheet, public opinion poll
5. (noun) sail, canvas, canvass, sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Synonyms: rag, canvas tent, bed sheet, public opinion poll, weather sheet, plane, sheet, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, shroud, poll, tabloid, mainsheet, canvas, opinion poll, piece of paper, cruise
6. (verb) canvas, canvass
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
Synonyms: canvas tent, poll, sail, canvass, opinion poll, canvas, sheet, public opinion poll
7. (verb) canvass, canvas
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
Synonyms: analyse, canvass, poll, analyze, study, canvas, examine
8. (verb) poll, canvass, canvas
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
Synonyms: analyze, poll, study, canvass, examine, analyse, canvas, pollard
9. (verb) canvas
cover with canvas
Synonyms: analyse, study, poll, canvass, analyze, examine
10. (verb) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Synonyms: examine, contemplate, try out, psychoanalyse, consider, essay, meditate, psychoanalyze, break down, hit the books, test, learn, dissect, canvass, analyse, read, take apart, study, poll, take, try, canvas, analyze, probe, prove, see
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