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- Dictionaryinch/ɪn(t)ʃ/
noun
- 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm): "the toy train is four inches long"
- 2. (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: "more than four inches of rain is expected"
verb
- 1. move along slowly and carefully: "he inched away as I approached"
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