Cinch
WordNet
noun
(1) A form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
(2) Any undertaking that is easy to do
"Marketing this product will be no picnic"
(3) Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
verb
(4) Get a grip on; get mastery of
(5) Make sure of
(6) Tie a cinch around
"Cinch horses"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- He found Andy morosely replacing some broken strands in his cinch, and he went straight at the mooted question. — B. M. Bower, The Flying U's Last Stand
- Something that is very easy to do.
- No problem ... it's a cinch.
- "We thought we had a cinch on getting out by way of this cord and so we followed that." — Major Archibald Lee Fletcher, Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns
- A firm hold.
- You've got the cinch on him. You could send him to quod, and I'd send him there as quick as lightning. I'd hang him, if I could, for what he done to Lil Sarnia. — Gilbert Parker, The World For Sale,
Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:easy- doddle
- piece of cake
- walk in the park
- walkover
Verb
- To bring to certain conclusion.
- To tighten down.
Quotations
- 1911, "I intend to cinch that government business." — Margaret Burnham, The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise