{
    "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."
}