cinch

C0356900 (sĭnch)n.1. a. A girth for a pack or saddle.b. An encircling cord, band, or belt.2. a. Something easy to accomplish. See Synonyms at breeze¹.b. A sure thing; a certainty: Their team is a cinch to win the tournament.v. cinched, cinch·ing, cinch·es v.tr.1. a. To put a saddle girth on (a horse).b. To secure (a saddle) by means of a cinch.c. To encircle or wrap tightly: "her hair orderly, her nightgown cinched around her neck" (E. Annie Proulx).d. To tighten (an encircling cord or belt, for example).2. Informal To make certain; secure or guarantee: cinch a victory.v.intr. To tighten an encircling band or saddle girth. Often used with up.

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

cinch

(sɪntʃ) n1. slang an easy task2. slang a certainty3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) US and Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): girth 4. informal a firm gripvb5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (often foll by up) US and Canadian to fasten a girth around (a horse)6. (tr) informal to make sure of7. (tr) informal to get a firm grip on[C19: from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle]

cinch

(sɪntʃ) n (Card Games) a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest[C19: probably from cinch¹]

cinch

(sɪntʃ)

n. 1. a strong girth for securing a pack or saddle. 2. a firm hold or tight grip. 3. Informal. a. something sure or easy: Fixing this leak is a cinch. b. a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation: She's a cinch to win the contest. v.t. 4. to gird with a cinch; gird or bind firmly. 5. Informal. to make sure of; guarantee: Your support will cinch the deal. [1855–60, Amer.; < Sp cincha < Latin cingula girth =cing(ere) to gird + -ula -ule]

cinch

Past participle: cinched
Gerund: cinching

Imperative
cinch
cinch

Present
I cinch
you cinch
he/she/it cinches
we cinch
you cinch
they cinch

Preterite
I cinched
you cinched
he/she/it cinched
we cinched
you cinched
they cinched

Present Continuous
I am cinching
you are cinching
he/she/it is cinching
we are cinching
you are cinching
they are cinching

Present Perfect
I have cinched
you have cinched
he/she/it has cinched
we have cinched
you have cinched
they have cinched

Past Continuous
I was cinching
you were cinching
he/she/it was cinching
we were cinching
you were cinching
they were cinching

Past Perfect
I had cinched
you had cinched
he/she/it had cinched
we had cinched
you had cinched
they had cinched

Future
I will cinch
you will cinch
he/she/it will cinch
we will cinch
you will cinch
they will cinch

Future Perfect
I will have cinched
you will have cinched
he/she/it will have cinched
we will have cinched
you will have cinched
they will have cinched

Future Continuous
I will be cinching
you will be cinching
he/she/it will be cinching
we will be cinching
you will be cinching
they will be cinching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cinching
you have been cinching
he/she/it has been cinching
we have been cinching
you have been cinching
they have been cinching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cinching
you will have been cinching
he/she/it will have been cinching
we will have been cinching
you will have been cinching
they will have been cinching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cinching
you had been cinching
he/she/it had been cinching
we had been cinching
you had been cinching
they had been cinching

Conditional
I would cinch
you would cinch
he/she/it would cinch
we would cinch
you would cinch
they would cinch

Past Conditional
I would have cinched
you would have cinched
he/she/it would have cinched
we would have cinched
you would have cinched
they would have cinched

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, snapdoddle - an easy taskproject, 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 placegirthharness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cartsaddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
	3.	cinch - a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumpsall 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"girthfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	cinch - make sure ofinsure, 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 ofmaster, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"

cinch

noun1. An easily accomplished task:child's play, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover.Informal: breeze.Slang: duck soup.2. A clearly established fact:certainty, sure thing.verbInformal. To render certain:assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure, warrant.

Translations

容易做的事必然的事情

cinch

(sintʃ) noun1. a certainty. It's a cinch!必然的事情2. something easy. 容易做的事

cinch

1. verb To be definitively resolved. I think offering him more vacation days could cinch the deal here.2. noun A very easy task. Getting here was a cinch because there was no traffic at all.

cinch up

To make something tighter, often by pulling the strap or string on something. If your sweatpants are falling down, try cinching up the drawstring.See also: cinch, up

lead-pipe cinch

A task that is easily, effortlessly, or certain to be accomplished. I've been running marathons for years now, so this 5K run will be a lead-pipe cinch for me. Everyone assumed her election would be a lead-pipe cinch, so it shocked the entire nation when she lost.See also: cinch

dead cinch

A very easy task. Getting here was a dead cinch because there was no traffic at all.See also: cinch, dead

have (something) cinched

To have the definitive solution to a particular problem situation. I think you could have this contract cinched here if you just offer him more vacation days.See also: cinch, have

have (got) (something) cinched

To definitively resolve a particular situation. I think we've got this contract cinched now—offering him more vacation days really helped.See also: cinch, have

it's a cinch

It is a very easy task. It's a cinch to get to work at this early hour—hardly anyone is on the road yet.See also: cinch

have something cinched

Fig. Inf. to have something settled; to have the results of some act assured. Don't worry. I've got it cinched. You just think you've got it cinched.See also: cinch, have

It's a (dead) cinch.

Fig. It's a very easy task. (Dead means absolutely.) Tom: Did you figure out how to change the tire? Jane: Yep! It was a cinch. Altering clothes patterns is difficult for me, but for Mary, it's a dead cinch.See also: cinch

lead-pipe cinch

Fig. something very easy to do; something entirely certain to happen. I knew it was a lead-pie cinch that I would be selected to head the publication committee.See also: cinch

lead-pipe cinch

A certainty, an assured success. For example, "An engagement ain't always a lead-pipe cinch" (O. Henry, The Sphinx Apple, 1907). This colloquial expression is of disputed origin. It may allude to the cinch that tightly holds a horse's saddle in place, which can make it easier for the rider to succeed in a race; or it may allude to a cinch in plumbing, in which a lead pipe is fastened with a band of steel to another pipe or a fixture, making a very secure joint. [Late 1800s] See also: cinch

cinch up

v. To tighten some drawstring or strap, especially a saddle girth: I cinched up the saddle girth before mounting the horse. I cinched up the hood of my jacket to keep the rain out.See also: cinch, up

cinch

(sɪntʃ)1. n. something very easy. No sweat! It was a cinch! 2. tv. to have something settled and secured. It only took a handshake to cinch the deal.

cinched

(sɪntʃt) mod. settled; secured; sealed (up). (As one tightens the saddle girth on a horse.) I’ve got it cinched! No sweat! See also: cinch

dead cinch

n. an absolute certainty; an easy thing to do. It’s a dead cinch. I foresee no problems. See also: cinch, dead

have something cinched

tv. to have something settled; to have the results of some act assured. (see also cinched. Have got can replace have.) You just think you’ve got it cinched. See also: cinch, have, something

lead-pipe cinch

An absolute certainty; an easy success. Unlike the meaning of this cliché, the etymology is uncertain. It originated in America in the late nineteenth century and may refer to (l) the cinch that holds a horse’s saddle in place, which, if well fastened, makes it easier for the rider to win a race; or (2), more likely, to plumbing, where a lead pipe is fastened with a steel band to another pipe or fixture, making for a very secure joint. O. Henry used the term in a short story published in 1907 (The Sphinx Apple): “An engagement ain’t always a lead-pipe cinch.”See also: cinch

cinch

¹ US and Canadian a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position

cinch

² a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest

lead pipe cinch

An easy type of joint used in fabricating pipe from elongated sheets of lead. First, the lead sheets are formed in a cylindrical shape with a flat overlap perpendicular to the cylinder; then, the flat overlap is folded over and crimped, thereby forming a sealed joint.

Acronym

Definition

CINCH➣Commander in Chief (House) aka Wife :-)

CINCH➣Consortium for Infant and Child Health

CINCH➣Clinical Investigation of Neurologic Channelopathies

cinch

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noun
verb

Synonyms for cinch

noun an easily accomplished task

Synonyms

child's play
pushover
snap
walkaway
walkover
breeze
duck soup

noun a clearly established fact

Synonyms

certainty
sure thing

verb to render certain

Synonyms

assure
ensure
guarantee
insure
secure
warrant

Synonyms for cinch

noun any undertaking that is easy to do

Synonyms

child's play
duck soup
piece of cake
pushover
picnic
breeze
walkover
snap

Related Words

doddle
project
task
undertaking
labor

noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

Synonyms

girth

Related Words

harness
saddlery
stable gear
tack

noun a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

Related Words

all fours
high-low-jack

verb tie a cinch around

Synonyms

girth

Related Words

fasten
fix
secure

verb make sure of

Related Words

insure
see to it
ensure
ascertain
check
assure
control
see

verb get a grip on

Related Words

master
control