Inch

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  1. A unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres.
  2. (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
  3. (figuratively) A very short distance.
    "Don't move an inch!"

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