inch: Meaning and Definition of

inch

1. a unit of length, foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
2. a very small amount of anything; narrow margin: to win by an inch; to avert disaster by an inch.
3. escaped by inches.
1. narrowly; by a narrow margin:escaped by inches.
2. Also,inch by inch.by small degrees or stages; gradually:The miners worked their way through the narrow shaft inch by inch.
4. in every respect; completely: That horse is every inch a thoroughbred.
5. nearly; close to: He came within an inch of getting killed in the crash.

1. to move by inches or small degrees: We inched our way along the road.

inch

1. a small island near the seacoast.