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inch
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Meanings
noun
  • a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).
    E.g. the toy train is four inches long
  • (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare.
    E.g. more than four inches of rain is expected
verb
  • move along slowly and carefully.
    E.g. he inched away as I approached
noun
  • a small island or a small area of high land.
    E.g. Inchkeith

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