Inch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪntʃ|  American pronunciation of the word inch
Brit.  |ɪntʃ|  British pronunciation of the word inch

noun

- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot (syn: in)
- a unit of measurement for advertising space

verb

- advance slowly, as if by inches (syn: edge)

Extra examples

We inched along in heavy traffic.

As she neared the finish line, she inched ahead of the other racers.

Gas prices are inching up again.

I inched the car into the garage.

The curtains were an inch too short.

Rainfall here is under 15 inches a year.

Derek leaned closer, his face only inches from hers.

The bus missed us by inches.

On several occasions they came within inches of death.

I inched forward along the ground.

The animal's jaws can exert a pressure of more than 750 pounds per square inch.

The recipe calls for one cup of mushrooms sliced {frac1 inch thick.

Floor boards ought to be an inch in thickness.

Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.

Caleb's face fell a full inch.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: inch
he/she/it: inches
present participle: inching
past tense: inched
past participle: inched
noun
singular: inch
plural: inches
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