ALL meanings of inch
inch
I i - noun inch A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 1
- noun inch measure: length 1
- noun inch small measurement 1
- transitive verb inch move slowly 1
- noun inch measure: volume 1
- noun inch measure: pressure 1
- noun inch a small island near the seacoast. 1
- idioms inch 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. 1
- idioms inch every inch, in every respect; completely: That horse is every inch a thoroughbred. 1
- idioms inch within an inch of, nearly; close to: He came within an inch of getting killed in the crash. 1
- countable noun inch An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. 0
- verb inch To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this. 0
- noun inch a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot or 0.0254 metre 0
- noun inch an amount of precipitation that would cover a surface with water one inch deep 0
- noun inch a unit of pressure equal to a mercury column one inch high in a barometer 0
- noun inch a very small distance, degree, or amount 0
- verb inch to move or be moved very slowly or in very small steps 0
- verb inch to defeat (someone) by a very small margin 0
- noun inch a small island 0
- noun inch a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 1⁄12 foot (2.54 cm) 0
- noun inch a fall (of rain, snow, etc.) equal to the amount that would cover a surface to the depth of one inch 0
- noun inch a unit of pressure as measured by a barometer or manometer, equal to the pressure balanced by the weight on a one-inch column of liquid, usually mercury, in the instrument 0
- noun inch a very small amount, degree, or distance; trifle; bit 0
- verb transitive inch to move by inches or degrees; move very slowly 0
- noun inch in Scotland and Ireland, an isolated piece of land, as a small island or hill 0
- noun inch A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. 0
- noun inch (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. 0
- noun inch The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. 0
- noun inch (figuratively) A very short distance. 0
- noun inch (Scotland) A small island. 0
- verb inch (Intransitive Verb) (followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). 0
- verb inch To drive by inches, or small degrees. 0
- verb inch To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 0