inch¹ /inch or insh/

1. The twelfth part of a foot, equal to 2.54cm
2. The amount of eg rainfall that will cover a surface to the depth of one inch (now measured in millimetres)
3. The amount of atmospheric pressure needed to balance the weight of a column of mercury one inch high (now measured in millibars)
4. Proverbially, a small distance or degree
5. (in pl) stature

To move by slow degrees

inched adjective

Marked with inches

inchˈ-tape noun

A measuring tape divided into inches

inchˈ-worm noun

A looper caterpillar

at an inch (Shakespeare)

Ready at hand

by inches or inch by inch

By small degrees

every inch

Entirely, thoroughly

inch out

1. To defeat by a small amount
2. To measure or dispense in tiny amounts

within an inch of

Very close to

within an inch of someone's life

To the point where there is danger of death

inch² /insh/ (Scot and Irish)

1. An island
2. A low-lying meadow beside a river

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