Distance - Definition
distance
n 1: the property created by the space between two objects or
points
2: a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
3: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New
York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest
line segment joining the two points" [syn: distance,
length]
4: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
[syn: distance, aloofness]
5: the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to
death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn:
distance, space]
6: a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some
distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had
forgotten many of the details"
v 1: keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from
these events in order to continue living"
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn:
outdistance, outstrip, distance]