(Of a baseball pitch) On the far side of home plate from the batter; SYN. outside.
(Sport) Used of an opponent's ground.
(Homonym: aweigh).
Away from home or business.
Distant in either space or time.
Not present; having left; SYN. gone, departed.
1. Having been divided; having the unity destroyed SYN. disunited, fragmented, split.
2. Not plugged in or connected to a power source.
ETYM French, from Latin distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. Related to Stand.
1. Far apart in relevance or relationship.
2. Far distant in space; SYN. remote, removed.
3. Far distant in time; SYN. remote, removed.
4. Separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance.
1. Not in operation or operational
2. Below a satisfactory level
3. In an unpalatable state; SYN. sour, turned.
4. (Of events) No longer planned or scheduled; SYN. cancelled.
5. Not performing or scheduled for duties; SYN. off duty, off-duty.
Far apart in nature; SYN. removed.
1. Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
2. Separate or remote in space, time, or character
3. Distant in degree of relationship
4. Of a younger or older generation
From or at a distance.
1. In a remote manner.
2. To a remote degree.