canvass

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

the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

an oil painting on canvas fabric

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

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

to get the opinions of people by asking specific questions

to solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign