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Noun: inch  inch
  1. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
    - in
     
  2. A unit of measurement for advertising space
    - column inch
Verb: inch  inch
  1. Advance slowly, as if by inches
    "He inched towards the car";
    - edge

Derived forms: inched, inches, inching

Type of: advance, area unit, go on, linear measure, linear unit, march on, move on, pass on, progress, square measure

Part of: foot, ft

Encyclopedia: Inch, Inch