ALL meanings of distance
dis·tance
D d - noun distance the extent of progress; advance 0
- verb distance (Transitive Verb) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind. 0
- noun distance a distant place or time 0
- noun distance a separation or remoteness in relationship; disparity 0
- noun distance the length of the shortest line segment joining two points 0
- noun distance the length along a straight line or curve 0
- noun distance a point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post 0
- noun distance any interval of more than 20 lengths between any two finishers in a race 0
- noun distance the part of a racecourse that a horse must reach in any heat before the winner passes the finishing line in order to qualify for later heats 0
- noun distance the distant parts of a picture, such as a landscape 0
- noun distance relating to or denoting the longer races, usually those longer than a mile 0
- verb distance to hold or place at a distance 0
- verb distance to separate (oneself) mentally or emotionally from something 0
- verb distance to outdo; outstrip 0
- noun distance the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness 0
- noun distance a gap, space, or interval between two points, lines, objects, etc. 0
- noun distance the length of a line between two points 0
- noun distance a remoteness in relationship; dissimilarity; disparity 0
- noun distance a remoteness in behavior; coolness of manner; reserve 0
- noun distance a remote point in space 0
- noun distance a faraway point of time 0
- noun distance the depicting of distance, as in a landscape 0
- noun distance a space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course 0
- verb transitive distance to place or hold at some distance 0
- verb transitive distance to place (oneself) at an emotional distance from something 0
- verb transitive distance to cause to be at a mental or emotional distance from an audience, reader, etc. 0
- verb transitive distance to do better or more than; leave behind; outdo; outdistance 0