1. (noun) canvas, canvass
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
2. (noun) canvas, canvass
an oil painting on canvas fabric
3. (noun) canvas, canvass
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
"the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
4. (noun) canvas tent, canvas, canvass
a tent made of canvas fabric
5. (noun) sail, canvas, canvass, sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
6. (verb) canvas, canvass
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
7. (verb) canvass, canvas
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
8. (verb) poll, canvass, canvas
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
9. (verb) canvas
cover with canvas
"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
10. (verb) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
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"
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Definition of 'canvas' 
