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inch

UK/ɪnt͡ʃ/ US/ˈɪntʃ/ common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

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2.

verb

1.

advance slowly, as if by inches

  • “He edged towards the car”
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Origin

From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin uncia (“Roman inch, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of ounce, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Phrases

  • a mile wide and an inch deep
  • Big Inch
  • budge an inch
  • characters per inch
  • column inch
  • cubic inch
  • dots per inch
  • every inch
  • inch along
  • inch away
  • inch back
  • inch forward

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