inch

Definition

• n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Word forms

Past tense

inched

Third person singular

inches

Present participle

inching

Past participle

inched

Example sentences

1. n.

   The book is about a small island that is only an inch wide.

2. vi.

   The car inched forward in the heavy traffic.

3. vt.

   He inched the chair closer to the table.