CANVAS

• (noun) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

  synonyms : canvass

  The chairs were covered with canvass. -added by naila_inlas

• (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

• (noun) an oil painting on canvas fabric

  synonyms : canvass

  The canvass of Monalisa by Da Vinci is admired for its beauty, all over the world. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (noun) a tent made of canvas fabric

  synonyms : canvas tent , canvass

  The canvas shielded them from the winds. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

  synonyms : canvass , sail , sheet

  The people in the ship were worried that the canvas would be torn by the heavy wind. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (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

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : analyse , analyze , canvass , examine , study

• (verb) cover with canvas

  "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"

• (verb) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

  synonyms : canvass , poll

  The canvas conducted by the TV channel predicted that the ruling party would fail in the election. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (verb) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

  synonyms : canvass

  The MLA sort the help of the popular film star for canvasing in the coming election. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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