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| mile [ mīl ] |
noun (plural miles) |
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1. unit of distance: a unit of linear measurement on land, used in English-speaking countries, equivalent to (5,280 ft) or (1,760 yd) or 1.6 km ()
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2. measurements
Same as nautical mile
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3. unit of measurement comparable to mile: a unit of distance or length used in different historical periods or in non-English-speaking countries, e.g. the Roman mile
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4. race over one mile: a foot race that is a mile long
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plural noun miles |
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a long way: a considerable distance
  We're miles from home.
We have miles to go before we sleep.
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| [ Old English mīl< Latin milia (passuum) "a thousand (paces)" < mille "thousand"] |
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a mile a minute very quickly
talks a mile a minute
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be miles away or off to be unaware of what is going on or being said through daydreaming or being preoccupied with your own thoughts (informal)
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go the extra mile to make an extra or special effort in order to achieve something
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run a mile U.K. used to emphasize how frightened somebody is of something, or how unwilling somebody is to do something (informal)
He'd run a mile if he thought she was getting serious about him.
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see something a mile off to recognize or be aware of something quickly
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stick out a mile to be extremely obvious (informal)
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