inch

Definition

› to move very slowly, or in a lot of short stages: [I] Stock prices inched higher throughout the afternoon. [T] Mike inched the bookcase into position.

(Definition of inch v (MOVE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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incentive n
inception n
incessant adj
incest n
inch n MEASUREMENT
inch v MOVE
incidence n RATE
incidence n SURFACE
incident adj HITTING A SURFACE
incident n EVENT
incidental adj

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