English dictionary
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English noun: canvas | |||
| 1. | canvas (artifact) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | ||
| Synonyms | canvass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tarp, tarpaulin | ||
| Substance holonym | hemp | ||
| 2. | canvas (artifact) an oil painting on canvas fabric | ||
| Synonyms | canvass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oil painting | ||
| 3. | canvas (state) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account | ||
| Samples | The crowded canvas of history. The movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound. | ||
| Synonyms | canvass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | background, scope, setting | ||
| 4. | canvas (artifact) a tent made of canvas fabric | ||
| Synonyms | canvas tent, canvass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collapsible shelter, tent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big top, circus tent, field tent, round top, Sibley tent, top, wall tent | ||
| 5. | canvas (artifact) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | ||
| Synonyms | canvass, sail, sheet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balloon sail, crossjack, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, main-topsail, mainsail, mizzen course, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail | ||
| Part holonym | reef | ||
| Part meronym | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
| 6. | canvas (artifact) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete | ||
| Samples | The boxer picked himself up off the canvas. | ||
| Synonyms | canvass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gym mat, mat | ||
| Part meronym | ring | ||
English verb: canvas | |||
| 1. | canvas (social) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
| Synonyms | canvass | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beg, solicit, tap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circularize | ||
| 2. | canvas (social) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | ||
| Synonyms | canvass, poll | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | survey | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circularise, circularize | ||
| 3. | canvas (contact) cover with canvas | ||
| Samples | She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 4. | canvas (cognition) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | ||
| Samples | Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare. Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial. Analyze your real motives. | ||
| Synonyms | analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anatomize, appraise, assay, audit, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, compare, consider, diagnose, diagnose, follow, go over, inspect, investigate, look at, look into, look into, name, reexamine, review, screen, scrutinise, scrutinize, sieve, sift, survey, survey, suss out, trace, view | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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