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distance

noun
  1. the property created by the space between two objects or points
  2. size of the gap between two places
    “the distance from New York to Chicago”
    length
  3. indifference by personal withdrawal
    “emotional distance”
    aloofness
  4. a distant region
    “I could see it in the distance”
  5. the interval between two times
    “the distance from birth to death”
    space
  6. a remote point in time
    “if that happens it will be at some distance in the future”
verb
  1. go far ahead of
    “I distanced them on my way to California.”
    outstripoutdistance
  2. keep at a distance
    “we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”