inch
♦ inch /'ɪntʃ/ (inches inching inched)
1 [N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
...18 inches below the surface.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n prep/adv, V way prep/adv
To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
He inched the van forward...
An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
3 [PHRASE] v-link PHR n
If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
He looks every inch the City businessman...
4 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
The car moved forward inch by inch...
1 [N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
...18 inches below the surface.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n prep/adv, V way prep/adv
To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
He inched the van forward...
An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
3 [PHRASE] v-link PHR n
If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
He looks every inch the City businessman...
4 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
The car moved forward inch by inch...