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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

also used for inch

inchy

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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

one syllable

lynchpinchfinchclinchwinch
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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