keep+at+a+distance
61keep back (from somebody) — ˌkeep ˈback (from sb/sth) derived to stay at a distance from sb/sth • Keep well back from the road. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
62keep back (from something) — ˌkeep ˈback (from sb/sth) derived to stay at a distance from sb/sth • Keep well back from the road. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
63keep somebody back from something — ˌkeep sbˈback (from sb/sth) derived to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth • Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
64keep somebody back from somebody — ˌkeep sbˈback (from sb/sth) derived to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth • Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
65keep away — keep apart, hold at a distance, stay away from, do not come near …
66keep off — keep a distance from , stay away from …
67distance — dis|tance1 W2S2 [ˈdıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount of space)¦ 2¦(far away)¦ 3¦(unfriendly feeling)¦ 4 keep your distance 5 go the (full) distance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AMOUNT OF SPACE)¦ [U and C] the amount of space between two places or things distance… …
68distance — [[t]dɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦ distances, distancing, distanced 1) N VAR: with supp, oft N between pl n The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them. ...the distance between the island and the nearby shore... Everything is… …
69distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ …
70Distance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Distance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 distance distance Sgm: N 1 space space &c. 180 Sgm: N 1 remoteness remoteness farness far cry to Sgm: N 1 longinquity longinquity elongation Sgm …