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[ inch ] / ɪntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inch ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. Abbreviation: in. 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. Idioms for inchby 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.
every inch, in every respect; completely: That horse is every inch a thoroughbred.
within an inch of, nearly; close to: He came within an inch of getting killed in the crash.
Origin of inch1First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ynce, from Latin uncia “twelfth part, inch, ounce.” See ounce1 Words nearby inchincertitude, incessant, incessantly, incest, incestuous, inch, inch along, in character, in charge, inch by inch, in check Definition for inch (2 of 2)[ inch ] / ɪntʃ /
noun Scot.a small island near the seacoast. Origin of inch21375–1425; late Middle English <Scots Gaelic innse, genitive of innis island, Old Irish inis, cognate with Welsh ynys Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inchWith a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans. Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies|Ina Garten|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cut the phyllo in half crosswise to make two (7 × 8½-inch) rectangles. The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Anna Whiston-Donaldson is a popular blogger at An Inch of Gray. Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief|Anna Whiston-Donaldson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the coming month, Maynard may play a crucial role in helping the GOP inch forward on this controversial issue. The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death|Samantha Allen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I moved my head one inch off the pillow to find out which it was, and something growled. The Stacks: Pete Dexter on What It’s Like to Lose the Knack of Having Fun|Pete Dexter|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was a perfect mountain of a fellow, six and a half feet if he was an inch, with shoulders on him like a shorthorn bull. It fought every inch of the way, wearing down pony and rider until they were almost exhausted. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas|Frank Gee Patchin Then the roof of the ward lifted about an inch, and more wind beat down, and as it beat down, so the roof lifted. The Backwash of War|Ellen N. La Motte When about cool cut with scissors into lengths of an inch or less. Candy-Making at Home|Mary M. Wright It is pear-shaped, about five-eighths of an inch long, and mounted with a gold top, and a hook to pass through the ear. Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,
British Dictionary definitions for inch (1 of 2)
nouna unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot or 0.0254 metre meteorol - an amount of precipitation that would cover a surface with water one inch deepfive inches of rain fell in January
- a unit of pressure equal to a mercury column one inch high in a barometer
a very small distance, degree, or amount every inch in every way; completelyhe was every inch an aristocrat inch by inch gradually; little by little within an inch of very close to verbto move or be moved very slowly or in very small stepsthe car inched forward (tr foll by out) to defeat (someone) by a very small margin Word Origin for inchOld English ynce, from Latin uncia twelfth part; see ounce 1 British Dictionary definitions for inch (2 of 2)
nounScot and Irish a small island Word Origin for inchC15: from Gaelic innis island; compare Welsh ynys Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with inch
In addition to the idioms beginning with inch also see: - by inches
- every inch
- give an inch
- within an ace (inch) of
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to inchsquare, fingerbreadth Scientific definitions for inch
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 112 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |