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inch ¹  (nch)

n. Abbr. in or in.

1. 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.

2. A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.

3. A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C.

4. A very small degree or amount: won't budge an inch.

intr. & tr.v. inched, inch·ing, inch·es

To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees: inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.

Idioms:

every inch

In every respect; entirely: "Ay, every inch a king!" Shakespeare.

inch by inch

Very gradually or slowly.

within an inch of

Almost to the point of: came within an inch of death.

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[Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin ncia, one twelfth of a unit; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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inch

Noun

1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54cm)

2. Meteorol the amount of rain or snow that would cover a surface to a depth of one inch

3. a very small distance, degree, or amount: neither side was prepared to give an inch

4. every inch in every way: she arrived looking every inch a star

5. inch by inch gradually

6. within an inch of one's life almost to death

Verb

to move very slowly or gradually: I inched my way to the bar [Old English ynce]

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inch  (nch)

A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to ¹/₁₂ of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot in Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length ft, foot - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" ligne - a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons mesh - the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose" mil - a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire) pica em, em, pica - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
	2.	inch - a unit of measurement for advertising space column inch area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
Verb	1.	inch - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" edge advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

Translations

inch [ɪntʃ] n → pulgada;

to be within an inch of → estar a dos dedos de;

he didn't give an inch → no hizo la más mínima concesión;

a few inches → unas pulgadas

inch forward vi → avanzar palmo a palmo

inch [ɪntʃ] n → pouce m (=25 mm; 12 in a foot);

within an inch of → à deux doigts de;

he wouldn't give an inch (fig) → il n'a pas voulu céder d'un pouce

inch forward vi → avancer petit à petit

inch [ɪntʃ] n → Zoll m;

to be within an inch of sth → kurz vor etw dat stehen;

he didn't give an inch (fig) → er gab keinen Fingerbreit nach

inch forward inch vi → sich millimeterweise vorwärtsschieben

inch [ɪntʃ] n → pollice m (= 25 mm; 12 in a foot);

within an inch of → a un pelo da;

he wouldn't give an inch (fig) → non ha ceduto di un millimetro

inch forward vi → avanzare pian piano

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inch

n inch [intʃ]

1 (often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres). duim إنْش: وِحْدَة قِياس إنْجليزيَّه инч coul tomme der Zoll ίντσα pulgada toll اینچ tuuma pouce אִינץ' एक फुट का 12 वां भाग, इंच inč, palac hüvelyk inci enskur þumlungur, tomma pollice インチ 인치 colis colla inci duim tomme cal polegada inci дюйм palec palec inč tum นิ้ว (เท่ากับ 2.54 เซนติเมตรหรือ 1 ส่วน 12 ฟุต) inç 英寸 дюйм ایک فٹ کا بارہواں حصہ đơn vị đo chiều dài (2,54 cm) 英寸

2 a small amount There is not an inch of room to spare. duim, aks شِبْر من педя píď noget das Stückchen σπιθαμή pizca, poco, centímetro veidike مقدار ناچیز hiven pouce, centimètre מֶרחָק קָטָן थोड़ा सा malenkost egy mákszemnyi ... sem sedikit hársbreidd po'; (centimetro) 少し 조금 milimetras neliels daudzums; mata tiesa sedikit pn centimeter tomme, litt odrobina pouquinho inci, centimetru йота piaď ped vrlo mala razdaljina tum, smula, grand จำนวนเล็กน้อย küçük miktar 少許 п'ядь تھوڑی سی جگہ một chút 少许

v

to move slowly and carefully He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge. skuifel يَتَحَرَّك ببُطء وحَذَر движа се бавно pomalu se sunout bevæge sig tomme for tomme sich sehr langsam und vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen προχωρώ αργά και προσεκτικά poco a poco avanzar/gradualmente nihkuma آهسته پیش رفتن hivuttautua petit à petit avancer לְהִתקַדֵם לְאַט לְאַט धीरे धीरे आगे बढना malo-pomalo, korak po korak lassan halad, araszol beringsut þokast, mjakast muoversi (lentamente) 少しずつ動く 조금씩 움직이다 lėtai slinkti ar grūtībām pārvietot/pārvietoties sedikit demi sedikit zich heel langzaam voortbewegen rykke gradvis fram posuwać się cal po calu avançar a înainta pas cu pas двигаться осторожно posúvať sa krok za krokom počasi se premikati kretati se vrlo sporo flytta sig tum för tum เคลื่อนไปอย่างช้าๆ milim milim hareket et(tir)mek 緩慢地移動 рухатися повільно تھوڑا تھوڑا بڑھنا nhích dần 缓慢地移动

within an inch of

almost; very near(ly) He came within an inch of failing the exam. so amper على قَيْد خُطْوَةٍ من، قريب جدا من на косъм от o vlásek en hårsbredde fra; næsten; meget nær um ein Haar πολύ κοντά σε a dos dedos de, muy cerca de juuksekarva kaugusel بسیار نزدیک به hiuskarvan päässä à deux doigts de קָרוֹב अत्यंत निकट umalo da majdnem nyaris hársbreidd frá (per un pelo) ～しそうになる 거의 ...할 뻔한 vos ne par mata tiesu no hampir op een haar na nesten, en hårsbredd fra, nær ved o włos (od) à tangente la un pas de едва, чуть не o vlások za las blizu mycket nära ใกล้เข้าไป kıl payı, ramak kalmış 差點兒 майже بہت قریب gần như 差点儿