half-inch

Verb

Meaning

half-inch (third-person singular simple present half-inches, present participle half-inching, simple past and past participle half-inched)

(transitive, Cockney rhyming slang) To pinch, to steal.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

half inch

Synonyms

embezzle thieve misappropriate

Antonyms

bequeath chip in

Related terms

half-inch

Examples

After we placed Addy’s body in the bag and started to zip it up, I noticed bruising and swelling on the bridge of her nose about a half-inch wide and a couple of inches long. Source: Internet

Although this potential tropical storm will be well east of the viewing area by the time it could get named, it will still dump around a half-inch over the next few days for our eastern counties. Source: Internet

As of June 21, there had been less than a half-inch of rain since mid-May, when the normal level of precipitation was about 4 1/4 inches. Source: Internet

A vigil lamp consists of a votive glass containing a half-inch of water and filled the rest with olive oil. Source: Internet

A half-inch to an inch of rain is expected -- a rainy day for sure but certainly not among the wettest for the Masters. Source: Internet

I leave the roots chunky, about a half-inch thick. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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