Definitions
1.nounA unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
2.nounThe amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
3.nounThe amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
4.nounA very short distance.""Don't move an inch!""
5.verb(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."
6.verbTo drive by inches, or small degrees.
7.verbTo deal out by inches; to give sparingly.