A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.
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A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.
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Scots A small island.
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A fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inch.
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A degree of atmospheric or other pressure sufficient to balance the weight of a column of liquid (as mercury) one inch high in a barometer or manometer.
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idiom
Every inch In every respect; entirely: "Ay, every inch a king!” ( Shakespeare).
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Inch by inch Very gradually or slowly.
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Within an inch of Almost to the point of: came within an inch of death.
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verb-transitive
To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees: inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.
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verb
To move by small degrees progress slowly .
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To cause to move slowly .
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