Dictionary Definition
cinch
Noun
1 any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing
this product will be no picnic" [syn: breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup,
child's
play, pushover,
walkover, piece of
cake]
2 stable gear consisting of a band around a
horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: girth]
3 a form of all fours in which the players bid
for the privilege of naming trumps
Verb
1 tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn:
girth]
2 make sure of
3 get a grip on; get mastery of
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Spanish cincha, a belt or girthPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪntʃ
Noun
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- He found Andy morosely replacing some broken strands in his cinch, and he went straight at the mooted question. — B. M. Bower, The Flying U's Last Stand
- Something that is very easy to do.
- No problem ... it's a cinch.
- "We thought we had a cinch on getting out by way of this cord and so we followed that." — Major Archibald Lee Fletcher, Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns
- A firm hold.
- You've got the cinch on him. You could send him to quod, and I'd send him there as quick as lightning. I'd hang him, if I could, for what he done to Lil Sarnia. — Gilbert Parker, The World For Sale,
Synonyms
- See
Translations
saddle girth
something that is very easy to do
firm hold
Verb
- To bring to certain conclusion.
- To tighten down.
Quotations
- 1911, "I intend to cinch that government business." — Margaret Burnham, The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise
Derived terms
Translations
to conclude
- ttbc Spanish: una papita, pan comido
Extensive Definition
To cinch means to tighten down.
Cinch can also mean:
- A cinch is a girth (tack)
- A CINCH is also a belay device for sport climbing.
- A CINCH/AV connector is also referred to as an RCA jack or phono connector.
- Colloquially, if something is easy to do, it is said to be a "cinch".
- Cinch is a card game.
- Cinch is a brand of cleaning products owned by Prestige Brands.
- Cinch is a brand of electronics connector Cinch Connectors.
See also
A konkani/Marathi word for tamarind !Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affix,
afford proof of, anchor,
annex, ascertain, assure, attach, babe, back band, backstrap, band, bandage, bearing rein, belay, bellyband, belt, bend, bind, bind up, bit, blinders, blinds, boob, brace, breeching, breeze, bridle, bring home to, bundle, caparison, cavesson, cement, certify, chain, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, chump, clamp, clear up, clinch, collar, cramp, credulous person, crownband, crupper, cull, curb, dead-sure thing, decide, demonstrate, determine, dismiss all doubt,
do up, dupe, easy mark,
easy pickings, easy target, easy thing, engraft, ensure, establish, fall guy, fasten, find out, fish, fix, follow, follow from, fool, gag swivel, get at, gird, girdle, girt, girth, gobe-mouches, graft, grapple, greener, greenhorn, greeny, gudgeon, gull, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, harness, have a case, headgear, headstall, hip straps, hold
good, hold water, horn,
innocent, insure, jaquima, jerk line, jockey, knit, lace, lash, lead-pipe cinch, leadpipe
cinch, leash, lines, make certain, make fast,
make good, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure,
make sure of, martingale, monkey, moor, nail down, natural, noseband, open-and-shut case,
patsy, picnic, pie, piece of cake, pigeon, pipe, plaything, pole strap,
pommel, prize sap,
prove, prove to be, prove
true, pushover, put to,
reassure, reins, remove all doubt, ribbons, rope, saddle, sap, saphead, schlemiel, screw up, secure, see that, see to it,
set, set at rest, set to,
settle, settle the
matter, setup, shaft tug,
shoo-in, show, side check,
sinecure, sitting duck,
snaffle, snap, sort out, splice, stirrup, stooge, strap, sucker, surcingle, sure bet, sure
card, sure success, sure thing, swaddle, swathe, tack, tackle, tie, tie up, tighten, toy, trappings, trice up, trim, truss, trusting soul, tug, velvet, victim, winker braces, winner, wire, wrap, wrap up, yoke