INCH

Meaning of INCH in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 1599

: to move by small degrees : progress slowly <the long line of people inch ing up the stairs>

transitive verb : to cause to move slowly <sooner or later they begin inch ing prices back up ― Forbes >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

INCH — Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). David …
Английский словарь Британика
INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — ( a. ) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — inch 1 /inch/ , n. 1. a unit of length, 1 / 12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia — more at ounce Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCH — vt to drive by inches, or small degrees. 2. inch ·vt to deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 3. …
Webster English vocab
INCH — [inch] n [ME, fr. OE ynce, fr. L uncia--more at ounce] (bef. 12c) 1: a unit of length equal to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCH — unit of British Imperial and U.S. Customary measure equal to 1/36 of a yard. The unit derives from the old …
Britannica English vocabulary
INCH — / ɪntʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( abbr. in. ) a unit for measuring length, equal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INCH — I. inch 1 S2 W3 /ɪntʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: uncia 'one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INCH — n. & v. n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INCH — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
INCH — ( inches, inching, inched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An inch …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INCH — n. Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INCH — Synonyms and related words : ace, amble, bit, bowshot, brief span, claudicate, close quarters, close range, crack, crawl, creep, crowd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INCH — See: BY INCHES, EVERY INCH, GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, WITHIN AN ACE OF or …
Slang English vocab
INCH — See: BY INCHES, EVERY INCH, GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, WITHIN AN ACE OF or …
Словарь английских идиом
INCH — In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot …
English Dictionary of Medicine
INCH — I 1. сущ. 1) дюйм ( = 2,5 см) to contest, fight for every inch of one's land ≈ сражаться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — inch.ogg _I 1. ıntʃ n 1. 1> дюйм ( мера длины; ≈ 2,54 см ) 2> pl высота, рост a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INCH — двигаться медленно или осторожно дюйм; дюймовый inch along - делать медленные, но верные успехи within an inch of - почти; …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INCH — _I 1. ıntʃ n 1. 1> дюйм ( мера длины; ≈ 2,54 см ) 2> pl высота, рост a man …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — I ɪnʧ 1. сущ. ; сокр. - in. 1) дюйм ( единица длины; = 1/12 фута; = 2,54 см ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
INCH — I [Ў ] inch.wav 1. сущ.; сокр. - in. 1) дюйм (единица длины; - 1/12 фута; - 2,54 см) cubic / solid inch …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
INCH — 1. _n. 1> дюйм (= 2,5 см) 2> _pl. высота, рост; a man of your inches - человек вашего роста; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
INCH — 1. n. 1. дюйм (= 2,5 см) 2. pl. высота, рост; a man of your inches - человек вашего роста; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
INCH — 1. _n. 1> дюйм (= 2,5 см) 2> _pl. высота, рост; a man of your inches человек вашего роста; inch …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
INCH — I 1. сущ. 1) дюйм ( = 2,5 см) to contest, fight for every inch of one's land ≈ сражаться …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — County: Aberdeenshire Post Code: DD9
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
INCH — ~. ~ BY ~: poc a poc. BY INCHES: gradualmen
English interlingue dictionary
INCH — pulgada
English-Visayan vocabulary
INCH — I. noun see: ounce Date: before 12th century a unit of length equal to 1/36 yard, a small amount, distance, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INCH — (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — (v. t.) To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — (v. t.) To drive by inches, or small degrees.
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — (n.) A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — (n.) An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — ( v. t. ) To drive by inches, or small degrees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — ( v. t. ) To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — ( v. i. ) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — ( n. ) An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — ( n. ) A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — ( n. ) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — v. move along very slowly, creep, edge
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INCH — n. unit of measurement, 1/12 of a foot (equal to 2.54 cm); little bit, iota, small amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INCH — n. acre inch within an inch of inch by inch every inch
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INCH — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English (Sc), from Scottish Gaelic innis Date: 15th century chiefly Scottish : ISLAND
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INCH — n. Pronunciation: ' inch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ― more at OUNCE …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INCH — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). ↘( …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INCH — inch BrE AmE ɪn t ʃ ▷ inched ɪn t ʃt ▷ inches ˈɪn t ʃ ɪz -əz ▷ inching …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INCH — n. esp. Sc. a small island (esp. in place-names). [ME f. Gael. innis]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INCH — n. esp. Sc. a small island (esp. in place-names). [ ME f. Gael. innis ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INCH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
INCH — (MOVE) [verb] [usually + adverb or preposition] - to move very slowly or in a lot of short stagesWe got …
Cambridge English vocab
INCH — n. Twelfth part of a foot.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
INCH — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
INCH — I. noun II. verb Inch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ way
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INCH — See ↑ SLOW 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come within an inch/inches of
Longman Activator English vocab
INCH — 1. noun дюйм 2. v двигаться медленно (vt)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
INCH — I n. 1) to contest, fight for every ~ of one's land 2) a cubic; square ~ 3) every ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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