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cinch

1

[ sinch ]

noun

  1. a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
  2. a firm hold or tight grip.
  3. Informal.
    1. something sure or easy:

      This problem is a cinch.

    2. a person or thing certain to fulfill an expectation, especially a team or contestant certain to win a sporting event:

      The Giants are a cinch to win Sunday's game.



verb (used with object)

  1. to gird with a cinch; gird or bind firmly.
  2. Informal. to seize on or make sure of; guarantee:

    Ability and hard work cinched her success.

cinch

2

[ sinch ]

noun

Cards.
  1. a variety of the game all fours.

cinch

1

/ 蝉瑟苍迟蕛 /

noun

  1. slang.
    an easy task
  2. slang.
    a certainty
  3. 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 grip
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. often foll by up to fasten a girth around (a horse)
  2. informal.
    tr to make sure of
  3. informal.
    tr to get a firm grip on
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cinch

2

/ 蝉瑟苍迟蕛 /

noun

  1. a card game in which the five of trumps ranks highest
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cinch1

An Americanism first recorded in 1855鈥60; from Spanish cincha, from Latin cingula 鈥済irth,鈥 from cing(ere) 鈥渢o gird鈥 + -ula -ule

Origin of cinch2

First recorded in 1885鈥90; perhaps from Spanish cinco 鈥渇ive,鈥 also the name of a card game, from Vulgar Latin cinque (unrecorded), from Latin quinque; five ( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cinch1

C19: from Spanish cincha saddle girth, from Latin cingula girdle, from cingere to encircle

Origin of cinch2

C19: probably from cinch 1
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The high school 鈥渆xperience鈥 ought to be a cinch to capture on film but it rarely is.

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It took me three hours to force the hose onto the pump nozzle, but I couldn鈥檛 cinch it up securely.

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The hourglass silhouette 鈥 the cinched in waist and fuller skirt 鈥 felt pointed and intentional.

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He certainly was no cinch to make it to the major leagues, though.

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His lifetime batting average has dipped to .299, and milestones such as 500 home runs and 3,000 hits that once seemed a cinch are now long shots or downright impossible.

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