inch vs march

inch

verb
  • To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). 

  • To drive by inches, or small degrees. 

  • To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 

  • to humiliate; to provoke; to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner 

noun
  • A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall. 

  • A small island; an islet. 

  • A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh. 

  • Any very short distance. 

  • A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages. 

  • An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, roughly the width of a thumb. 

  • Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement. 

adj
  • cocky and cheeky 

march

verb
  • To make steady progress. 

  • To have common borders or frontiers 

  • To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. 

  • To go to war; to make military advances. 

  • To cause someone to walk somewhere. 

noun
  • A region at a frontier governed by a marquess. 

  • Any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages. 

  • Steady forward movement or progression. 

  • A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. 

  • A political rally or parade 

  • Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music) 

  • The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand. 

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