cinch

noun

/sɪntʃ/

[singular] (informal)

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something that is very easy synonym doddle
- The first question is a cinch.
(especially North American English) a thing that is certain to happen; a person who is certain to do something
- He's a cinch to win the race.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): from Spanish cincha ‘girth’.

verb

/sɪntʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cinch	/sɪntʃ/ /sɪntʃ/
he / she / it cinches	/ˈsɪntʃɪz/ /ˈsɪntʃɪz/
past simple cinched	/sɪntʃt/ /sɪntʃt/
past participle cinched	/sɪntʃt/ /sɪntʃt/
-ing form cinching	/ˈsɪntʃɪŋ/ /ˈsɪntʃɪŋ/

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cinch something (especially North American English) to fasten something tightly around the middle part of your body; to be fastened around the middle part of somebody’s body
cinch something (North American English) to fasten a girth around a horse
cinch something (North American English, informal) to make something certainTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): from Spanish cincha ‘girth’.