inch

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noun

Plural noun:

inchesinchin

1.
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
2.
(figuratively)Any very short distance.
Don't move an inch!
3.
Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
4.
(meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
5.
A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
6.
(Ireland, Scotland)A small island; an islet.
7.
(Ireland, Scotland)A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

inches

V_ing/Gerund

inching

V_ed/pp

inched

1.
(intransitive)(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
2.
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
3.
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
4.
(Hong Kong, colloquial)to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(Hong Kong, colloquial)cocky and cheeky

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

inchy

Cùng gốc / liên quan

thoumil

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin uncia (Roman inch, various similar units), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (one). ounce uncia onça onza oka ouguiya awqiyyah.