distance (verb)
101triangulate — verb trʌɪ aŋgjʊleɪt 1》 divide (an area) into triangles for surveying purposes. ↘measure and map (an area) by the use of triangles with a known base length and base angles. ↘determine (a height, distance, or location) in this way. 2》 form… …
102bunt — verb (I) AmE to deliberately hit the ball a short distance in a game of baseball bunt noun (C) …
103discern — verb (transitive not in progressive) formal to see, notice, or understand something only after looking at it or thinking about it carefully; perceive (2): In the distance I could just discern the hills near Tendaho. | discern who/what/how etc: It …
104misjudge — verb (T) 1 to form a wrong or unfair opinion about a person or situation: The defeat showed how badly he d misjudged the mood of the electorate. 2 to guess an amount, distance etc wrongly: I misjudged the turn and hit the sidewalk. misjudgment or …
105nudge — verb 1 (T) to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention: “Look!” Benjamin nudged his mother. “There s my teacher, Miss Watts.” 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something or someone a short distance by… …
106overshoot — verb past tense and past participle overshot 1 to drive past the place where you intended to stop or turn: I didn t see the sign and overshot the turning. 2 overshoot the mark to make the mistake of going higher or further than the amount or… …
107recede — verb (I) 1 if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears (+ into): footsteps receding into the distance 2 if a memory, feeling, or possibility recedes, it gradually goes away: As the threat of… …
108straggle — verb (I) 1 to move at a slower speed than the group you are with so that you remain at a distance behind them (+ in): runners straggling in two hours after the leaders 2 to move, grow, or spread out untidily in different directions: thin, black,… …
109alienation — verb my deep sense of alienation Syn: isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, division; cutting off, turning away See note at solitude …
110avoid — verb 1) I avoid situations that stress me out Syn: keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, fight shy of Ant: confront 2) he is trying to avoid responsibility Syn: evade …
