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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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an oil painting on canvas fabric
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the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
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a tent made of canvas fabric
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a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
'canvas' - used as a verb
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solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
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get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
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cover with canvas
She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
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1. Canvas / Plural
canvases
2. Canvas / Past
canvassed
3. Canvas / Third Person
canvasses
4. Canvas / Present Participle
canvassing
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