abbreviation |
1. inch |
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adjective |
1. Located inside; inner. |
2. Incoming; inward: took the in bus. |
3. Holding office; having power: the in party. |
4. Informal Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season. |
5. Informal Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See Synonyms at fashionable. |
6. Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference. |
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adverb |
1. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in. |
2. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in. |
3. Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in. |
4. Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else. |
5. So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites. |
6. So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in. |
7. In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor. |
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idiom |
1. in on Informed about; participating in: Only one business partner was not in on the illegal scheme. |
2. in that For the reason that. |
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noun |
1. One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs. |
2. Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities. |
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preposition |
1. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden. |
2. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket. |
3. To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love. |
4. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command. |
5. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus. |
6. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments. |
7. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter. |
8. With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat. |
9. By means of: paid in cash. |
10. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German. |
11. With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit. |
12. With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment. |
13. Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten. |
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