1 noun small distanceit fell only inches away from my headthit sé faoi orlach nó dhó de mo cheann, thit sé i bhfoisceacht cúpla orlach de mo chloigeannhe missed it by incheschuir sé oiread na fríde amú é, ba bheag bídeach nach raibh sé aigethere were only inches between thembhí siad i bhfoisceacht go mbeannaí Dia dá chéile2 noun informal excess weighthe could lose a few inchesd'fhéadfadh sé roinnt meáchain a chailleadh3 noun informal heightairde fem4 c m u → see inch