Definition of Inch

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Definition of Inch

Inch

An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.

A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.

A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.

To drive by inches, or small degrees.

To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.

Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.

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Inch Quotations

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.
John Steinbeck

There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Larry Bird

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud.
George MacDonald

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
Bill Watterson

A thousand painters ought to be killed yearly. Say what you like: I'm every inch a painter.
Paul Cezanne

We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories.
Orville Wright

Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.
Buffalo Bill

I like Nine Inch Nails, and I like hip-hop.
Axl Rose

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard!
William Lloyd Garrison

Inch Translations

inch in Dutch is duim als lengtemaat
inch in German is Zoll
inch in Norwegian is tomme
inch in Portuguese is polegada
inch in Swedish is tum

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