inch

noun
B2
1
B2
a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.
اینچ, واحد اندازه‌گیری طول
see also column inch
2
B2
a small amount or distance
اندکی, مقدار کم, فاصله کوتاه, کم
He escaped death by an inch.
The car missed us by inches.
She was within an inch of being killed.
They beat him (to) within an inch of his life .
Her face was only inches from mine.
He was just inches away from scoring.
verb
1
to move or make something move slowly and carefully in a particular direction
آهسته حرکت کردن, به آرامی جابجا شدن, به آرامی حرکت دادن