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1. (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).Examples: "Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."; "On reaching the section under construction they must be capable of inching the train forward on rough track up gradients as steep as 1 in 30."; "The window blind had been lowered — Zooey had done all his bathtub reading by the light from the three-bulb overhead fixture—but a fraction of morning light inched under the blind and onto the title page of the manuscript."intransitive

1. (Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet.Examples: "The blackening wave is edged with white; / To inch and rock the sea-mews fly."IrelandScotland

2. (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.Examples: "An ivy-clad farmhouse surrounded by trees, it stood on the sunny side of a sloping hill at the foot of which the Darigle river curved its way through gold-furzed inches to disappear under a stone bridge into the woods beyond."; "As these calves grew older they did not need to return to the farmyard for feeding as they were able to eat sufficient grass for themselves. They were then kept in the fields, known as the inches, along by the river[,] where they grew strong[,] and during the winter cold when grass was scarce[,] hay was carried down to them."IrelandScotland

1. (Hong Kong, colloquial) cocky and cheekyExamples: "I still remember Donald Duck sit next to him after NG dog being 'Done'd to F.2 building... he is still very Inch in Year 1983-4 teaching me RS"; "The service was professional but very "inch". We were served by a Cantonese speaking local. The waiter asked if we wanted water without telling us it costs $75 for just water!!"Synonyms: inchyHong-Kongcolloquial

1. (Hong Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky mannerExamples: "Sorry for changing the intention of the post last time; it was for nothing but the personal joy and satisfaction of "inch"-ing the person who criticized my writing while he/she can't even write. (no hard feelings, alright?!) I'd avoid that in the future. I'll try to make this a constructive discussion and be as objective as possible."Hong-Kongcolloquial