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noun

  1. Twelfth of a foot

    fingerbreadth, 2.54 centimeters, measurement, 1/36 yard, length; see also measure 1.

  2. Small degree

    jot, tittle, iota; see bit 3.

by inches

slowly, by degrees, inch by inch, step by step; see gradually.

every inch

in all respects, thoroughly, entirely; see completely, in all respects at respect.

within an inch of

very close to, near to, nearly; see almost.

verb

creep, barely move, worm along; see crawl 2.

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