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Definition: Meaning of, inch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪn(t)ʃ /

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Singular Plural
inch inches
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  1. written abbreviation a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.
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  2. a very small distance
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  3. every inch completely or in every way
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  4. every inch the whole of an area or distance
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  5. give somebody an inch and they'll take a yard/mile used to say that if you allow someone a little freedom or power, they will try to take more
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  6. inch by inch moving very gradually and slowly
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  7. not give/budge an inch to refuse to change your decision or opinion, even though people are trying to persuade you to do this
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  8. beat/thrash etc somebody to within an inch of their life to beat someone very hard and thoroughly
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
inch inched inched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
inching inches
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. to move very slowly in a particular direction, or to make something do this
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inch used in phrases

  • acre inch (noun)
    1. one twelfth of an acre-foot
  • bits per inch (noun)
    1. computing a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium
  • column inch (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement for advertising space
  • cubic inch (noun)
    1. the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
  • dots per inch (noun)
    1. a measure of the resolution of a printer or monitor
  • every inch (adverb)
    1. in every way; completely
  • pounds per square inch (noun)
    1. a unit of pressure
  • square inch (noun)
    1. a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square
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