canvas

adj. made of or resembling canvas or another coarse fabric

n. coarse material (used for sails, tents, as a painting surface, etc.); painting which has been painted on canvas

v. cover with canvas; examine, scrutinize; discuss; solicit votes or opinions

Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used as a painting surface, typically stretched, and on fashion handbags and shoes.
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Noun
1. heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
(synonym) canvass
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) tarpaulin, tarp
(substance-meronym) hemp
2. an oil painting on canvas
(synonym) canvass
(hypernym) oil painting
3. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
(synonym) canvass
(hypernym) setting, background, scope
4. a tent made of canvas
(synonym) canvas tent, canvass
(hypernym) tent, collapsible shelter
(hyponym) circus tent, big top, round top, top
5. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
(synonym) sail, canvass, sheet
(hypernym) piece of cloth, piece of material
(hyponym) balloon sail
(part-holonym) sailing vessel, sailing ship
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"
(synonym) canvass
(hypernym) mat, gym mat
(part-holonym) ring
Verb
1. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
(synonym) canvass
(hypernym) solicit, beg, tap
(hyponym) circularize
(derivation) solicitor, canvasser
2. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
(synonym) poll, canvass
(hypernym) survey
(hyponym) circularize, circularise
(derivation) pollster, poll taker, headcounter, canvasser
3. cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
(hypernym) cover
4. 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"
(synonym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass
(hyponym) anatomize

n. canvas, coarse material (used for sails, tents, as a painting surface, etc.); painting which has been painted on canvas

(n.)
Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.
  

(n.)
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.
  

(n.)
A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
  

(n.)
A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.
  

(n.)
A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work.
  

(a.)
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.