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Inch
01
a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot or 2.54 centimeters
Examples
The nail was just an inch long, but it was enough to puncture the tire.
She grew three inches taller over the summer.
02
a unit of measurement for advertising space
to inch
01
to move or progress very slowly and in small distances
Intransitive: to inch to a direction
Examples
The turtle inched across the road, making its way to the other side.
The caterpillar inched along the tree branch.
