HyperDic: by_inches

English > 1 sense of the expression by inches:
ADVERBallby inches, little by little, by small degreesby a short distance
English > by inches: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningBy a short distance.
Example"they moved it by inches"
Synonymslittle by little, by small degrees

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