To move away (from) someone or something.
To lose interest in a specific issue.
To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
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.
A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
Length or interval of time.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
The entire amount of progress to an objective.
Remoteness in succession or relation.
The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.