Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun inch

2 senses of inch

Sense 1
inch, in -- (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
       => linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 2
column inch, inch -- (a unit of measurement for advertising space)
       => area unit, square measure -- (a system of units used to measure areas)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb inch

1 sense of inch

Sense 1
edge, inch -- (advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car")
       => advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")