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单词 inched
释义

inched

adjective

ˈincht How to pronounce inched (audio)
: measuring a specified number of inches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The move, which will decrease the number of crew members staying aboard the ship to roughly 140 from more than 800, came as the number of crew members who may have been exposed inched upward. Jill Cowan, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

inched

verb

past tense of inch
1
as in encroached
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • encroached
  • crept
  • snaked
  • wormed
  • sneaked
  • snuck
  • invaded
  • entrenched
  • intruded
  • overshot
  • impinged
  • overstepped
  • intrenched
  • infringed
  • overran
  • overreached
  • overpassed
2
as in dragged
to move slowly the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dragged
  • crawled
  • crept
  • shuffled
  • poked
  • slouched
  • limped
  • oozed
  • nosed
  • plodded
  • snailed
  • trudged
  • shambled
  • tramped
  • creaked (along)
  • lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sped
  • raced
  • flew
  • speeded
  • glided
  • floated
  • sailed
  • whizzed
  • hurried
  • zipped
  • tore
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