Inch vs Chase - What's the difference?
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A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
(meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
(figuratively) A very short distance.
* Shakespeare
(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
* 1957 , :
*:The window blind had been lowered — Zooey had done all his bathtub reading by the light from the three-bulb overhead fixture—but a fraction of morning light inched under the blind and onto the title page of the manuscript.
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To drive by inches, or small degrees.
* Dryden
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
(Scotland) A small island
* Sir Walter Scott, Rosabelle
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt.
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
* 1996 , Marla Pender McGhee, Quick & Fun Learning Activities for 1 Year Olds (page 25)
* 2009 , Martin J. Levin, We Were Relentless: A Family's Journey to Overcome Disability (page 41)
(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
* Shakespeare
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
To pursue, to follow at speed.
To hunt.
To give chase; to hunt.
(nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
To dilute alcohol.
(cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
(baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
(baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
(architecture) A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring; an hollow space in the wall of a building containing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The cavity of a mold.
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
To groove; indent.
To cut (the thread of a screw).
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
Inch is a related term of chase.
As a noun inch
is a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 254 centimetres or inch can be (scotland) a small island.As a verb inch
is (followed by a preposition) to advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).As a proper noun chase is
a botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist mary agnes chase (1869-1963).inch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (ang) ynce, from (etyl) . Compare ounce.Noun
(es)- "Don't move an inch !"
- Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch .
Derived terms
* every inch * * inch-perfectVerb
(es)- Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
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- He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.
Derived terms
* inch along * inch forward * inch up * inchwormSee also
* thou * milEtymology 2
From Gaelic (innis)Noun
(es)- The blackening wave is edged with white; / To inch and rock the sea-mews fly.
Usage notes
* Found especially in the names of small Scottish islands, e.g. (Inchcolm), (Inchkeith).Anagrams
* English intransitive verbschase
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) chacier, from captio. Akin to catch.Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Some children like to be caught when playing chase , and others do not.
- So we played chase up and down the concourses of the airport.
- Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase , / For I myself must hunt this deer to death.
Derived terms
* cut to the chase * wild-goose chaseVerb
(chas)- to chase around after a doctor
- Chase vodka with orange juice to make a screwdriver.
- Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
- Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.
- The rally chased the starter.