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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cinch1 /sɪntʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a strong rope for holding a pack or saddle:tightening the cinches.
- Informal Terms[a + ~] Informal.
- something sure or easy: Fixing this leak was a cinch.
- a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation:She's a cinch to win the contest. It's a cinch that she'll win the contest.
v. [~ + object] - Informal Termsto tie on or fasten with a cinch:They cinched the packs to the horse.
- Informal. to make sure of;
guarantee: Your support will cinch the deal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cinch1 (sinch),USA pronunciation n. - a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- a firm hold or tight grip.
- Informal Terms
- something sure or easy:This problem is a cinch.
- a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation, esp. a team or contestant certain to win a sporting event:The Giants are a cinch to win Sunday's game.
v.t. - Informal Termsto gird with a cinch;
gird or bind firmly. - [Informal.]to seize on or make sure of;
guarantee:Ability and hard work cinched her success.
- Latin cingula girth, equivalent. to cing(ere) to gird + -ula -ule
- Spanish cincha
- 1855–60, American.
- Gamesa variety of the game all fours.
- Spanish cinco five, a card game
- perh. 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cinch /sɪntʃ/ n - slang an easy task
- slang a certainty
- US Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): girth - informal a firm grip
vb - (often followed by up) US Canadian to fasten a girth around (a horse)
- (transitive) informal to make sure of
- (transitive) informal to get a firm grip on
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle |