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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a very small distance or degree
- give them an inch, and they'll take a mile
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2
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking
- inch by inch, we're making progress toward our fund-raising goal
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of inch (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits
- every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city
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2
to move slowly
- the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway
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The first known use of inch was before the 12th century
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