inch
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[ inch ]
/ ɪntʃ /
noun
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
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.
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Origin of inch
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Definition for inch (2 of 2)
inch
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[ inch ]
/ ɪntʃ /
noun Scot.
a small island near the seacoast.
Origin of inch
2
1375–1425; late Middle English < Scots Gaelic
innse, genitive of
innis island, Old Irish
inis, cognate with Welsh
ynys
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British Dictionary definitions for inch (1 of 2)
inch
1
/ (ɪntʃ) /
noun
verb
to move or be moved very slowly or in very small steps
the car inched forward
(tr foll by out)
to defeat (someone) by a very small margin
Word Origin for inch
Old English
ynce, from Latin
uncia twelfth part; see
ounce
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British Dictionary definitions for inch (2 of 2)
inch
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/ (ɪntʃ) /
noun
Scot and Irish
a small island
Word Origin for inch
C15: from Gaelic
innis island; compare Welsh
ynys
Scientific definitions for inch
inch
[ ĭnch ]
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 112 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
Idioms and Phrases with inch
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