n.
1.heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
2.an oil painting on canvas
3.the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
4.a tent made of canvas
5.a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
6.the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete canvas v.
1.solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
2.get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
3.cover with canvas
4.consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Idiom of the Day
eyes in the back of one's head
the ability to know what is happening behind one`s back
The man has eyes in the back of his head and you can never borrow anything without him knowing about it.