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cinch
(sĭnch)n.
1.
a. A girth for a pack or saddle.
b. An encircling cord, band, or belt.
2.
a. Something easy to accomplish. See Synonyms at breeze1.
b. A sure thing; a certainty: Their team is a cinch to win the tournament.
v. cinched, cinch·ing, cinch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To put a saddle girth on (a horse).
b. To secure (a saddle) by means of a cinch.
c. To encircle or wrap tightly: "her hair orderly, her nightgown cinched around her neck" (E. Annie Proulx).
d. To tighten (an encircling cord or belt, for example).
2. Informal To make certain; secure or guarantee: cinch a victory.
v.intr.
To tighten an encircling band or saddle girth. Often used with up.
[Spanish cincha, feminine of cincho, belt, from Latin cīnctus, from past participle of cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
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cinch
(sɪntʃ)n
1. slang an easy task
2. slang a certainty
3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) US and Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): girth
4. informal a firm grip
vb
5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (often foll by up) US and Canadian to fasten a girth around (a horse)
6. (tr) informal to make sure of
7. (tr) informal to get a firm grip on
[C19: from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle]
cinch
(sɪntʃ)n
(Card Games) a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest
[C19: probably from cinch1]
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cinch
(sɪntʃ)n.
1. a strong girth for securing a pack or saddle.
2. a firm hold or tight grip.
3. Informal.
v.t. a. something sure or easy: Fixing this leak is a cinch.
b. a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation: She's a cinch to win the contest.
4. to gird with a cinch; gird or bind firmly.
5. Informal. to make sure of; guarantee: Your support will cinch the deal.
[1855–60, Amer.; < Sp cincha < Latin cingula girth =cing(ere) to gird + -ula -ule]
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cinch
Past participle: cinched
Gerund: cinching
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| Noun | 1. | cinch - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" doddle - an easy task project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" |
| 2. | cinch - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart | |
| 3. | cinch - a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps all fours, high-low-jack - card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game | |
| Verb | 1. | cinch - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" |
| 2. | cinch - make sure of | |
| 3. | cinch - get a grip on; get mastery of |
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Translations
شَيئٌ سَهْلشَيئٌ مُأَكَّد
hračkajistá věctutovka
en let sag
tuti
enginn vandigefiî mál, öruggur hlutur
tikras dalykas
droša lietatīrais nieks
çocuk oyuncağıgarantikesin bir şeykolay şey
cinch
[sɪntʃ] N it's a cinch (= easy thing) → está tirado, es pan comido; (= sure thing) → es cosa seguraCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cinch
[ˈsɪntʃ] nit's a cinch → c'est du gâteau, c'est l'enfance de l'artcinder block cinderblock [ˈsɪndərblɒk] (US)
n (= breeze-block) → parpaing m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cinch
n
(US: = saddle girth) → Sattelgurt m
(inf) it’s a cinch (= easy) → das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks (inf); (esp US: = certain) → es ist todsicher (inf)
vt (US)
to cinch a horse → den Sattelgurt anziehen
(inf) deal → regeln (sl)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cinch
[sɪntʃ] n (fam) it's a cinch (easy thing) → è una cretinata or una sciocchezza, è presto fatto; (sure thing) → è una cosa sicuraCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cinch
(sintʃ) noun1. a certainty. It's a cinch!
2. something easy.
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