cinch
1[ sinch ]
/ sɪntʃ /
noun
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.
- something sure or easy: This problem is a cinch.
- a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation, especially a team or contestant certain to win a sporting event: The Giants are a cinch to win Sunday's game.
verb (used with object)
to gird with a cinch; gird or bind firmly.
Informal. to seize on or make sure of; guarantee: Ability and hard work cinched her success.
Words nearby cinch
ciment fondu, cimetidine, cimex, cimmerian, cimon, cinch, cinch belt, cinchona, cinchonidine, cinchonine, cinchonism
Origin of cinch
11855–60, Americanism; < Spanish cincha < Latin cingula girth, equivalent to cing(ere) to gird + -ula -ule
Definition for cinch (2 of 2)
cinch2
[ sinch ]
/ sɪntʃ /
noun Cards.
a variety of the game all fours.
Origin of cinch
21885–90; perhaps < Spanish cinco five, a card game
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for cinch
British Dictionary definitions for cinch (1 of 2)
cinch1
/ (sɪntʃ) /
noun
slang an easy task
slang a certainty
US and Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in positionAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): girth
informal a firm grip
verb
Word Origin for cinch
C19: from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle
British Dictionary definitions for cinch (2 of 2)
cinch2
/ (sɪntʃ) /
noun
a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest
Word Origin for cinch
C19: probably from cinch 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012