inch
/ɪnt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable
Inch means: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
Synonyms for inch4
noun, as in a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
noun, as in a unit of measurement for advertising space
column inch
verb, as in advance slowly, as if by inches
What does inch mean?3
noun
1
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
2
a unit of measurement for advertising space
verb
1
advance slowly, as if by inches“He edged towards the car”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with inch?5
Inch in a sentence
- Give someone an inch, and they will take a mile.danepo
- If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile.CS
- At this second lie, his nose grew a few more inches.Hybrid
- Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.CK
- The prime minister didn't budge an inch on his resolution._undertoad
- Give him an inch and he will take a yard.Zifre
- There was a car accident and the traffic didn't move an inch.CK
- I will not give an inch on this point.unknown
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Forms of inch
as a noun
- plural
- inches
as a verb
- past tense
- inched
- present participle
- inching
- third-person singular
- inches
- past participle
- inched