| inch | |
| 1. n. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. | |
| 2. n. (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. | |
| 3. n. The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) A very short distance. | |
| "Don't move an inch!". | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). | |
| Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge. | |
| 6. v. To drive by inches, or small degrees. | |
| 7. v. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. | |
| 8. n. (Scotland) A small island | |
