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inches back

inches back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inch back.

Meaning of inch back

Verb

inch back (third-person singular simple present inches back, present participle inching back, simple past and past participle inched back)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To move something backward by a very small amount, often in a slow and gradual way.

Questions about inches back

What is inches back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inches back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inch back.

Words near inches back in the dictionary

  1. incher
  2. inchers
  3. inches
  4. inches along
  5. inches away
  6. inches back
  7. inches forward
  8. inches up
  9. inchful
  10. inchfuls
  11. Inchgarvie

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