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cinch

Pronunciation: /sɪn(t)ʃ/

Definition of cinch

1 informal an extremely easy task:the program was a cinch to use
chiefly North American a sure thing; a certainty:he was a cinch to take a prize

2chiefly North American a girth for a Western saddle or pack of a type used mainly in Mexico and the western US: they watered the horses and loosed the cinches

[with object] chiefly North American

1secure (a garment) with a belt: my cut-offs are cinched by a belt
fix (a saddle) securely by means of a girth: when I caught up with him he was cinching up the saddle on Rose

2 informal make certain of:his advice cinched her decision to accept the offer

Origin:

mid 19th century (in cinch (sense 2 of the noun)): from Spanish cincha 'girth'

Definition of cinch in the US English dictionary

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