Stone's throw away

Publish date: 2024-06-29
•At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.•Nearly; almost; well-nigh.•Closely; intimately.•Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.•Closely connected or related.•Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.•Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.•So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.•Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.•Immediate; direct; close; short.•Close-fisted; parsimonious.•Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.•To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.•To draw near; to approach.

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