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inch
1[ inch ]
noun
- a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. : in.
- a very small amount of anything; narrow margin:
to win by an inch;
to avert disaster by an inch.
verb (used with or without object)
- to move by inches or small degrees:
We inched our way along the road.
inch
2[ inch ]
noun
- a small island near the seacoast.
inch
1/ ɪԳʃ /
noun
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot or 0.0254 metre
- meteorol
- an amount of precipitation that would cover a surface with water one inch deep
five inches of rain fell in January
- a unit of pressure equal to a mercury column one inch high in a barometer
- a very small distance, degree, or amount
- every inchin every way; completely
he was every inch an aristocrat
- inch by inchgradually; little by little
- within an inch ofvery close to
verb
- to move or be moved very slowly or in very small steps
the car inched forward
- trfoll byout to defeat (someone) by a very small margin
inch
2/ ɪԳʃ /
noun
- a small island
inch
/ ĭԳ /
- A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 1 12 of a foot (2.54 centimeters).
- See Table at measurement
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inch1
Origin of inch2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inch1
Origin of inch2
Idioms and Phrases
- by inches,
- narrowly; by a narrow margin:
escaped by inches.
- Also inch by inch. by small degrees or stages; gradually:
The miners worked their way through the narrow shaft inch by inch.
- every inch, in every respect; completely:
That horse is every inch a thoroughbred.
- within an inch of, nearly; close to:
He came within an inch of getting killed in the crash.
More idioms and phrases containing inch
- by inches
- every inch
- give an inch
- within an ace (inch) of
Example Sentences
The system brought less than a tenth of an inch to downtown Los Angeles and a third of an inch to the California State University Northridge campus, according to the weather service.
The rainfall will be light, with no more than about a quarter of an inch expected to fall Thursday, Lewis said.
In my relentless pursuit to understand why queer people party and what the function and purpose of our parties is, I have been inching ever closer to an unsurprising realization for someone who pays attention.
The Annenberg family’s foundation was a major donor to the $92-million effort to make the bridge — which stands 21 feet and 8 inches above the freeway — a reality.
Before he departed, however, he made sure his bat design was within Major League Baseball rules, that limit bats to 2.61 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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