distance (verb)
21chip — I. /tʃɪp / (say chip) noun 1. a small piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. 2. a very thin slice or piece of food, etc.: chocolate chips. 3. Also, potato chip. a. a deep fried finger of potato. b. a thin slice of potato …
22miscalculate — [c]/mɪsˈkælkjəleɪt/ (say mis kalkyuhlayt) verb (miscalculated, miscalculating) –verb (t) 1. to calculate wrongly: to miscalculate the distance. –verb (i) 2. to calculate wrongly: I ve miscalculated again! –miscalculation /mɪskælkjəˈleɪʃən/ (say… …
23Distanz — Sf Entfernung std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. dīstantia, einem Abstraktum zu l. dīstāre voneinander wegstehen , zu l. stāre stehen und l. dis , vermutlich unter dem Einfluß von frz. distance. Verb: distanzieren; Adjektiv: distanziert.… …
24footpath — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ long distance VERB + FOOTPATH ▪ follow, take, use ▪ keep to …
25javelin — /ˈdʒævələn / (say javuhluhn) noun 1. a spear to be thrown by hand. 2. (in athletics) a metal or wooden shaft, with a metal point, thrown for distance. –verb (t) 3. to strike or pierce with or as with a javelin. {French javeline; probably from… …
26pick off — verb 1. shoot one by one (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑shoot, ↑pip • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. pull or pull out sharply (Freq. 1) pluck the flowers off the bush …
27stand back — verb 1. stay clear of, avoid (Freq. 1) Keep your hands off my wife! Keep your distance from this man he is dangerous • Syn: ↑keep one s eyes off, ↑keep one s distance, ↑keep one s hands off, ↑stay away …
28stay away — verb stay clear of, avoid Keep your hands off my wife! Keep your distance from this man he is dangerous • Syn: ↑stand back, ↑keep one s eyes off, ↑keep one s distance, ↑keep one s hands off • Hypernyms: ↑ …
29extend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to spread or stretch forth ; unbend < extended both her arms… …
30allow for — verb make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain (Freq. 8) This leaves no room for improvement The evidence allows only one conclusion allow for mistakes leave lots of time for the trip This procedure …
