1. • noun - the property created by the space between two objects or points
   • noun - a distant region
   • noun - size of the gap between two places
   • noun - indifference by personal withdrawal
   • noun - the interval between two times
   • noun - a remote point in time
   • verb - keep at a distance
   • verb - go far ahead of
2. • The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.
   • The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.
   • The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.
   • The extent of space between points on a measured course.
   • The length of a race, especially of a horserace.
   • A point or an area that is far away: “Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn’t quite see” (Leigh Allison Wilson).
   • A depiction of a point or an area that is far away.
   • A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse: a land of few hills and great distances.
   • The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.
   • A point removed in time: At a distance of 11 years, the details of the crime were clouded in his mind.
   • The period or length of a contest: The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.
   • An amount of progress: The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was two months ago.
   • Difference or disagreement: The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.
   • Chillness of manner; aloofness.
   • To place or keep at or as if at a distance: “To understand Russian strategy... it is necessary for us to distance ourselves from our own myths and to enter into theirs” (Freeman J.
   • To cause to appear at a distance.
   • To leave far behind; outrun.
3. • v - to leave behind

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