inching

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inching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Inching.]
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     1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]
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              He gets too far into the soldier's grace
              And inches out my master.             --Dryden.
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     2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]
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