Definition of "inched" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of inch. (verb)
• Having the length of a certain number of inches. (adjective)

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• "The Yves Saint Laurent label inched closer to profitability, after it reduced operating losses to"
• "Notes: Ovechkin inched closer to becoming the first to reach 60 goals since Mario Lemieux scored 69 and Jaromir Jagr 62 in 1995-96. ..."
• "Not only did the Sabres beat the opportunistic and defensive-minded Devils at their own game, the win inched Buffalo closer to clinching the Eastern Conference title."