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canvas

noun
  1. a heavy, closely woven fabric used for clothing, chairs, sails or tents
    “My shoes are made out of canvas.”
    canvass
  2. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
    “the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”
    canvass
  3. an oil painting on canvas fabric
    canvass
  4. a tent made of canvas fabric
    canvasscanvas tent
  5. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
    sail
  6. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
    “the crowded canvas of history”
    canvass
verb
  1. to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
    study
  2. to cover with canvas
    “I canvassed the walls of the living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks.”
  3. to get the opinions of people by asking specific questions
    “I canvassed in the local area to see what percentage of people were voting for my candidate.”
    poll
  4. to solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
    canvass