(n) :
a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres; the amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall
"Don't move an inch!"
(v) :
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move very slowly (in a particular direction)
"fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."
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(n) :
a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres; the amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall
"Don't move an inch!"
(v) :
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move very slowly (in a particular direction)
"fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."