[dis.tance] n (14c) 1 obs: discord
2. a: separation in time b: the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects c (1): an extent of area or an advance along a route measured linearly (2): an extent of space measured other than linearly "within walking ~" d: an extent of advance from a beginning e: expanse f (1): length of a race or contest "won at all ~s" (2): the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game) (3): a long race "~ training"
3: the quality or state of being distant: as a: spatial remoteness b: personal and esp. emotional separation; also: reserve, coldness c: difference, disparity
4: a distant point or region
5. a: aesthetic distance b: capacity to observe dispassionately -- go the distance also last the distance : to complete a course of action
[2]distance vt dis.tanced ; dis.tanc.ing (1578) 1: to place or keep at a distance
2: to leave far behind: outstrip