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
cocky and cheeky
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.
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
To avoid an obligation or responsibility.
To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm).
The act of moving in a stealthy or furtive way.
A stealthy or furtive gait or way of moving.
A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans).
A group of foxes.
The act of avoiding an obligation or responsibility.