cinch
cinch definition
☆ cinch (sinc̸h)
noun
- a saddle or pack girth
- Informal a firm grip
- Slang a thing easy to do or sure to happen
Etymology: MexSp < Sp cincha < L cingulum, a girdle < cingere, to surround, encircle < IE base *kenk-, to gird, encircle > Sans káñcate, (he) binds, Gr kakala, walls
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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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