cinch (redirected from cinching)

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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cinch¹

n

1. Slang an easy task

2. Slang a certainty

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a US and Canadian name for girth [3]

4. Informal a firm grip

vb

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (often foll by up) US and Canadian to fasten a girth around (a horse)

2. (tr) Informal to make sure of

3. (tr) Informal to get a firm grip on

[from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle]

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cinch²

n

(Group Games / Card Games) a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest

[probably from cinch¹]

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 (= easy thing) → está tirado, es pan comido; (= sure thing) → es cosa segura

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cinch [ˈsɪntʃ] n
it's a cinch → c'est du gâteau, c'est l'enfance de l'art
cinder block cinderblock [ˈsɪndə^rblɒk] (US)

n (= breeze-block) → parpaing m

modif [home, wall] → de parpaing, en parpaing

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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)

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cinch [sɪntʃ] n (fam) it's a cinch (easy thing) → è una cretinata or una sciocchezza, è presto fatto; (sure thing) → è una cosa sicura

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cinch

n cinch [sintʃ]

1 a certainty It's a cinch! sekerheid شَيئٌ مُأَكَّد съвсем сигурно jistá věc, tutovka noget, som er stensikkert todsichere Sache απόλυτη βεβαιότητα certeza kindel asi امر مسلم؛ مورد قطعی varma asia certitude דָבַר בָּטוּח पक्की बात kolan tuti pasti gefið mál, öruggur hlutur certezza 確かなこと 확실한 일 tikras dalykas droša lieta kepastian iets zekers noe som er brennsikkert coś pewnego certeza chestie sigură верняк istá vec dejstvo sigurna stvar bergsäkerhet สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นแน่นอน garanti, kesin bir şey 必然的事情 само собою зрозуміло یقین ، بلا شبہ điều chắc chắn 必然的事情

2 something easy. kinderspeletjies شَيئٌ سَهْل лесна работа hračka en let sag etwas leichtes κτ. εύκολο, παιχνιδάκι algo facilísimo/chupado käkitegu کار آسان lastenleikki jeu d'enfant דָבַר קָל सुनिश्चित बात, सुनिश्चित कार्य tričarija gyerekjáték mudah enginn vandi cosa facile, passeggiata 容易なこと 쉬운 일 vieni juokai tīrais nieks mudah iets makkelijks ingen sak, så lett som ingenting pestka canja fleac, bagatelă лёгкое дело hračka enostavna stvar sitnica enkel match สิ่งที่ง่าย kolay şey, çocuk oyuncağı 容易做的事 не бий лежачого, дрібниці آسان ، سہل một công việc dễ dàng 容易做的事