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{
"term": "inch",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.",
"sensetop": "inch from something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's a few inches taller than me."
},
{
"text": "a laptop with a 15-inch screen"
},
{
"text": "Each image measures 46 x 28 inches."
},
{
"text": "a fat envelope about half an inch thick"
},
{
"text": "The snow is about one and a half inches deep."
},
{
"text": "1.14 **inches of rain** fell last night."
},
{
"text": "Every **square inch** of available land has been built on."
},
{
"text": "a metal tube about three **inches in diameter**"
},
{
"text": "They feed on leaves and may grow to two inches in length."
},
{
"text": "Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline."
},
{
"text": "Babies focus best on objects ten inches from their eyes.",
"contextForm": "inch from something"
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a small amount or distance",
"sensetop": "by an inchby incheswithin an inch of (doing) somethinginches (away) from somethinginches (away) from doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He escaped death by an inch.",
"contextForm": "by an inch"
},
{
"text": "The car missed us by inches.",
"contextForm": "by inches"
},
{
"text": "She was within an inch of being killed.",
"contextForm": "within an inch of (doing) something"
},
{
"text": "They beat him (to) within an inch of his life *(= very severely)*."
},
{
"text": "Her face was only inches from mine.",
"contextForm": "inches (away) from something"
},
{
"text": "He was just inches away from scoring.",
"contextForm": "inches (away) from doing something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the whole of something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The doctor examined every inch of his body."
},
{
"text": "If they try to fire me I'll fight them **every inch of the way**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "completely",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very slowly and with great care or difficulty",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She crawled forward inch by inch."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch."
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not trust somebody at all",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪntʃ/",
"audio": "in/inch/inch__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪntʃ/",
"audio": "in/inch/inch__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce."
}