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| distancing | |
| 1. n. The process of becoming distant. |  |
| distance | |
| 1. n. The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line. | |
| The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles. | |
| From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok. | |
| 2. n. Length or interval of time. | |
| 3. n. (informal) The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities. | |
| We're narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill. The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying. | |
| 4. n. Remoteness of place; a remote place. | |
| 5. n. Remoteness in succession or relation. | |
| the distance between a descendant and his ancestor | |
| 6. n. A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse. | |
| 7. n. (figuratively) The entire amount of progress to an objective. | |
| He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance. | |
| 8. n. (figuratively) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance. | |
| The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance. | |
| 9. n. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness. | |
| 10. n. The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat. | |
| 11. v. To move away (from) someone or something. | |
| He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues. | |
| 12. v. To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind. | |
