cinch
pronunciation
How to pronounce cinch in British English:
UK [sɪntʃ]
How to pronounce cinch in American English:
US [sɪntʃ]
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- Noun:
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
- a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
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- Verb:
- tie a cinch around
- make sure of
- get a grip on; get mastery of
Word Origin
- cinch (n.)
- 1859, American English, "saddle-girth," from Spanish cincha "girdle," from Latin cingulum "a girdle, a swordbelt," from cingere "to surround, encircle," from PIE root *kenk- (1) "to gird, encircle" (cognates: Sanskrit kankate "binds," kanci "girdle;" Lithuanian kinkau "to harness horses"). Replaced earlier surcingle. Sense of "an easy thing" is 1898, via notion of "a sure hold" (1888).
- cinch (v.)
- 1866, "to pull in," from cinch (n.). Figurative meaning "make certain" is from 1891, American English slang. Related: Cinched; cinching.
Example
- 1. Making an ocean is no cinch .
- 2. That 's a cinch for me .
- 3. 9i Know I 've made some money , but it was no cinch to get it .
- 4. Great no mess packaging makes application a cinch .
- 5. It will be a cinch to get the job done in two months .