cinch
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noun
- a saddle or pack girth
- Informal a firm grip
- Slang a thing easy to do or sure to happen
transitive verb
- to fasten (a saddle) on (a horse, burro, etc.) with a cinch
- to bind firmly
- Slang
- to get a firm hold on
- to make sure of
See cinch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĭnch)
noun- A girth for a pack or saddle.
- A firm grip.
- Something easy to accomplish. See Synonyms at breeze1.
- A sure thing; a certainty.
verb cinched,
cinch·ing,
cinch·es verb, transitive- To put a saddle girth on.
- To get a tight grip on.
- Informal To make certain; secure or guarantee: cinch a victory.
verb, intransitive To tighten a saddle girth. Often used with up.
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