a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)

the toy train is four inches long

eighteen inches of thread

(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

move along slowly and carefully

he inched away as I approached

the stock market inched ahead today

a small island or a small area of high land

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