inching

Verb (1)

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

1. (intransitive) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
   • Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
2. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
   • He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
3. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

Verb (2)

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

1. (Hong-Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
   • 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...1994 March 4, tp...@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu, soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment (Usenet)

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