canvas

n 1: heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or

sails or tents) [syn: {canvass}]

2: an oil painting on canvas [syn: {canvass}]

3: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic

account; "the crowded canvas of history;" "the movie

demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: {canvass}]

4: a tent made of canvas [syn: {canvas tent}, {canvass}]

5: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind

is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {sail}, {canvass},

{sheet}]

6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or

professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself

up off the canvas" [syn: {canvass}]

v 1: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

[syn: {canvass}]

2: get the opinions of people, for example [syn: {poll}, {canvass}]