English Explanatory Dictionary

cinch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
  2. Something that is very easy to do.
  3. Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.
  4. A firm hold.
verb
  1. To bring to certain conclusion.
  2. To tighten down.
noun
  1. A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.
verb
  1. In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
noun
  1. An RCA connector.

Pronunciation

/sɪntʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav En-us-cinch.ogg

Word forms

cinch cinches cinching cinched

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle.

Synonyms

breeze piece of cake sure thing double Pedro high five

Derived words

Hungarian cinch lead-pipe cinch cinchable cincher cinchy uncinch
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