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plural of inch
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inches
verb
present tense third-person singular of inch
Synonyms & Antonyms of inches (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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“Inches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inches. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
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