Definition of canvasing Canvasing
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What does canvasing mean?
Wiktionary 
- canvasing (Verb)
Present participle of canvas.
Part of speech
🔤- canvasing, verb, gerund of canvas (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: canvas |
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| canvas - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | ||
| canvass | ||
| cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | ||
| tarp, tarpaulin waterproofed canvas | ||
| canvas - the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" | ||
| canvass | ||
| gym mat, mat a thick flat pad used as a floor covering | ||
| canvas - an oil painting on canvas fabric | ||
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| canvas - 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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| canvas - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | ||
| sail, canvass, sheet | ||
| piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric | ||
| sailing ship, sailing vessel a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts | ||
| balloon sail any light loose sail | ||
| crossjack, mizzen course the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast | ||
| fore-and-aft sail any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | ||
| foresail the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel | ||
| reef one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind | ||
| headsail any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | ||
| mainsail the lowermost sail on the mainmast | ||
| main-topsail a topsail set on the mainmast | ||
| press of canvas, press of sail the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely | ||
| royal stag with antlers of 12 or more branches | ||
| save-all a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship | ||
| skysail the sail above the royal on a square-rigger | ||
| square sail a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast | ||
| topgallant sail, topgallant a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel | ||
| canvas - a tent made of canvas fabric | ||
| canvas tent, canvass | ||
| collapsible shelter, tent a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" | ||
| big top, circus tent, round top, top a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" | ||
| field tent a canvas tent for use in the field | ||
| sibley tent a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top | ||
Verb |
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| canvas - cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| 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" | ||
| analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass | ||
| anatomize analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" | ||
| diagnose, name determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | ||
| diagnose determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | ||
| appraise, survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" | ||
| survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" | ||
| compare examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" | ||
| check into, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over, check out, check try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" | ||
| assay analyze (chemical substances) | ||
| reexamine, review look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" | ||
| audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect attend academic courses without getting credit | ||
| screen examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" | ||
| trace, follow follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" | ||
| investigate, look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" | ||
| sieve, sift distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" | ||
| look at, view, consider look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" | ||
| canvas - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | ||
| poll, canvass | ||
| survey consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" | ||
| circularise, circularize make circular | ||
| canvas - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
| canvass | ||
| beg, solicit, tap call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" | ||
| circularize make circular | ||
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Wiktionary
- canvas (Noun)
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. - canvas (Noun)
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint. - canvas (Noun)
A basis for creative work. - canvas (Noun)
A region on which graphics can be rendered. - canvas (Noun)
sails in general. - canvas (Noun)
A tent. - canvas (Noun)
Alternative spelling of canvass. - canvas (Verb)
To cover an area or object with canvas. - canvas (Verb)
Alternative spelling of canvass.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- canvas (n.)
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc. - canvas (n.)
A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work. - canvas (n.)
A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil. - 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. - canvas (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. - canvas (a.)
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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canvas
An extremely heavy-duty fabric popularly used as a painting surface.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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canvas
kan′vas, n. a coarse cloth made of hemp, used for sails, tents, &c., and for painting on: the sails of a ship.—v.t. to cover with canvas.—ns. Can′vas-back, a North American duck, very good eating, its back ashy white, crossed by broken, zigzag, dark lines; Can′vas-climb′er (Shak.), a sailor; Can′vas-stretch′er, a wooden frame on which canvas is stretched for oil-painting; Can′vas-work, embroidery upon cloth over which canvas has been laid to guide the stitches: an embroidery in Berlin wool on silk canvas with plush-stitch.—Under canvas, having the sails unfurled, under sail: living in tents. [O. Fr. canevas—L. and Gr. cannabis, hemp.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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canvas
[from cannabis, hemp]. A cloth made of hemp, and used for the sails of ships. It is purchased in bolts, and numbered from 1 to 8, rarely to 9 and 10. Number 1 being the coarsest and strongest, is used for the lower sails, as fore-sail and main-sail in large ships. When a vessel is in motion by means of her sails she is said to be under canvas.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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canvas
A coarse hempen or linen cloth which is extensively used in the form of tents, etc.
Wikipedia 
- Canvas is a thick material usually made of woven cotton. It is used for tents and sails on boats and other places where a sturdy material would be good. It is similar to the material in blue jeans. It is often a white or pale tan color. It can also be used for painting or even making shoes.
