cinch

cinch  (snch)

n.

1. A girth for a pack or saddle.

2. A firm grip.

3. Something easy to accomplish. See Synonyms at breeze¹.

4. A sure thing; a certainty.

v. cinched, cinch·ing, cinch·es

v.tr.

1. To put a saddle girth on.

2. To get a tight grip on.

3. Informal To make certain; secure or guarantee: cinch a victory.

v.intr.

To tighten a saddle girth. Often used with up.

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[Spanish cincha, feminine of cincho, belt, from Latin cnctus, from past participle of cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

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cinch [sinch]

Noun

1. Informal an easy task

2. Slang a certainty [Spanish cincha saddle girth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cinch - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" child's play, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, picnic, breeze, walkover, snap 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 girth 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 saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
	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" girth fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	cinch - make sure of insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
	3.	cinch - get a grip on; get mastery of master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"

Translations

cinch [sɪntʃ] n it's a cinch → está tirado

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cinch [sɪntʃ] n (inf);

it's a cinch → c'est du gâteau, c'est l'enfance de l'art

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cinch [sɪntʃ] (inf) n it's a cinch → das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks

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cinch [sɪntʃ] n (col): it's a cinch → è presto fatto (= sure thing); è una cosa sicura