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Noun: cinch  sinch
  1. [informal] Any undertaking that is easy to do
    - breeze [informal], picnic [informal], snap [informal], duck soup [N. Amer, informal], child's play [informal], pushover, walkover, piece of cake [informal], doss [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
    - girth
     
  3. A form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
Verb: cinch  sinch
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Tie a cinch around
    "cinch horses";
    - girth
     
  2. Make sure of
     
  3. Get a grip on; get mastery of

Derived forms: cinched, cinches, cinching

Type of: all fours, ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, fasten, fix, high-low-jack, insure, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], master, project, saddlery, secure, see, see to it, stable gear, tack, task, undertaking

Part of: harness

Encyclopedia: Cinch