inch -
A unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2. 54 centimetres.
inch -
The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
inch -
A very short distance.
Verb
inch -
To move very slowly in a particular direction.
Wikipedia
An inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. A corresponding unit of area is the square inch and a corresponding unit of volume is the cubic inch.