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Definition of Canvas
1. Verb. Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign.
Generic synonyms: Beg, Solicit, Tap
Specialized synonyms: Circularize
Derivative terms: Canvasser, Canvass
2. Noun. A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile
Specialized synonyms: Tarp, Tarpaulin
Terms within: Hemp
3. Verb. Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions.
Generic synonyms: Survey
Specialized synonyms: Circularise, Circularize
Derivative terms: Canvasser, Canvass, Canvasser, Poll
4. Noun. An oil painting on canvas fabric.
5. Verb. Cover with canvas. "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
6. Noun. The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account. "The movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
7. Verb. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning. "Sam and Sue canvas the movie "; "Analyze your real motives"
Specialized synonyms: Anatomize, Diagnose, Name, Diagnose, Appraise, Survey, Survey, Compare, Check, Check Into, Check Out, Check Over, Check Up On, Go Over, Look Into, Suss Out, Assay, Reexamine, Review, Audit, Inspect, Scrutinise, Scrutinize, Screen, Follow, Trace, Investigate, Look Into, Sieve, Sift, Consider, Look At, View
Derivative terms: Analyser, Analysis, Analyst, Examination, Study
8. Noun. A tent made of canvas fabric.
Specialized synonyms: Big Top, Circus Tent, Round Top, Top, Field Tent, Sibley Tent, Wall Tent
Generic synonyms: Collapsible Shelter, Tent
9. Noun. A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
Specialized synonyms: Balloon Sail, Crossjack, Mizzen Course, Fore-and-aft Sail, Foresail, Headsail, Mainsail, Main-topsail, Press Of Canvas, Press Of Sail, Royal, Save-all, Skysail, Square Sail, Topgallant, Topgallant Sail, Topsail
Terms within: Reef
Generic synonyms: Piece Of Cloth, Piece Of Material
Group relationships: Sailing Ship, Sailing Vessel
Derivative terms: Sail, Sail
10. 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"
Definition of Canvas
1. n. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
2. a. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
Definition of Canvas
1. Noun. A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. ¹
2. Noun. A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint. ¹
3. Noun. A basis for creative work. ¹
4. Noun. (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered. ¹
5. Noun. (nautical) sails in general ¹
6. Noun. A tent. ¹
7. Noun. (alternative spelling of canvass) ¹
8. Verb. To cover an area or object with canvas. ¹
9. Verb. (alternative spelling of canvass) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canvas
1. to canvass [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: canvass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canvas
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