inch up

verb

To move or increase by small increments, typically slowly and carefully.

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Meanings

verbinch up (third-person singular simple present inches up, present participle inching up, simple past and past participle inched up)

present singular third person inches up · participle present inching up · participle past inched up · past inched up

  1. idiomaticinformalTo move or increase by small increments, typically slowly and carefully.
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inch up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inch%20up

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inch up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inch%20up.

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