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The correct spelling is inch.
How to pronounce inch
/ɪntʃ/
nounIPA: /ɪntʃ/
Say it like: Inc-h
The correct spelling is inch. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. For example: ""Don't move an inch!""
Usage Examples
“"Don't move an inch!"”
“Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- 2.The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- 3.The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
- 4.A very short distance.
- 5.A small island
verb
- 1.(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- 2.To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- 3.To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
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