dis·tance /ˈdɪstəns/
1. the property created by the space between two objects or points
synset: distance
2. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
synset: 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"
4. indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
5. the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
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"
synset: distance
1. keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
synset: distance
2. go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
synset: outdistance, outstrip, distance
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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