"cinch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪntʃ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav [UK], En-us-cinch.ogg [US] Forms: cinches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|oc|cencha}} Occitan cencha, {{bor|en|la|cincta}} Latin cincta, {{bor|en|es|cincha||a belt or girth}} Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), {{der|en|LL.|cingula}} Late Latin cingula, {{der|en|la|cingulum}} Latin cingulum, {{doublet|en|cingle}} Doublet of cingle Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinch (plural cinches)
  1. A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. Translations (saddle girth): подпруга (podpruga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), satulavyö (Finnish), cenlla [feminine] (Galician), cincha [feminine] (Galician), Sattelgurt [masculine] (German), тартпа (tartpa) (Kazakh), kati (Maori), chingă [feminine] (Romanian), подпру́га (podprúga) [feminine] (Russian), попруга (popruha) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-tOFd3~S- Disambiguation of 'saddle girth': 91 0 5 4
  2. (informal) Something that is very easy to do. Tags: informal Synonyms (something that is very easy to do): piece of cake Translations (something that is very easy to do): 有把握的事 (Chinese Mandarin), hračka [feminine] (Czech), kinderspel [neuter] (Dutch), peuleschil [feminine] (Dutch), makkie [neuter] (Dutch), eitje [neuter] (Dutch), lastenleikki (Finnish), helppo nakki (Finnish), jeu d’enfant [masculine] (French), choio [masculine] (Galician), Kinderspiel [neuter] (German), Kleinigkeit (German), canja (Portuguese), лёгкое де́ло (ljóxkoje délo) [neuter] (Russian), ве́рное де́ло (vérnoje délo) [neuter] (Russian), barnlek (Swedish), легка справа (lehka sprava) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-en:easy_thing Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 6 6 25 31 7 1 10 Disambiguation of 'something that is very easy to do': 0 99 0 1 Disambiguation of 'something that is very easy to do': 0 99 0 1
  3. (informal) Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing. Tags: informal Synonyms (something certain to occur): sure thing
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-vUdEwukK Disambiguation of 'something certain to occur': 2 1 91 6
  4. (informal) A firm hold. Tags: informal Translations (firm hold): влияние (vlijanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), контрол (kontrol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ote (Finnish), влия́ние (vlijánije) [neuter] (Russian), контро́ль (kontrólʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-Rv5QcBYK Disambiguation of 'firm hold': 2 1 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: breeze Derived forms: Hungarian cinch, lead-pipe cinch
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɪntʃ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav [UK], En-us-cinch.ogg [US] Forms: cinches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: Compare senses at etymology 1 (a girth, a tight grip), perhaps suggesting the tactics used in the game; or perhaps from Spanish cinco (“five”), the five spots of the colour of the trump being important cards. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|cinco|t=five}} Spanish cinco (“five”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinch (plural cinches)
  1. (card games) A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game. Categories (topical): Card games Synonyms: double Pedro, high five
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-ZnP9kvab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 6 6 25 31 7 1 10 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /sɪntʃ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav [UK], En-us-cinch.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps from Cinch Connectors, a Chicago-based company producing connectors. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} cinch
  1. (chiefly Europe, technology) An RCA connector. Tags: Europe Categories (topical): Technology Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-noun-bcRgcAZ1 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 8 7 5 5 17 28 13 2 14 Categories (other): European English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 6 6 25 31 7 1 10 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /sɪntʃ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav [UK], En-us-cinch.ogg [US] Forms: cinches [present, singular, third-person], cinching [participle, present], cinched [participle, past], cinched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|oc|cencha}} Occitan cencha, {{bor|en|la|cincta}} Latin cincta, {{bor|en|es|cincha||a belt or girth}} Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), {{der|en|LL.|cingula}} Late Latin cingula, {{der|en|la|cingulum}} Latin cingulum, {{doublet|en|cingle}} Doublet of cingle Head templates: {{en-verb}} cinch (third-person singular simple present cinches, present participle cinching, simple past and past participle cinched)
  1. To bring to certain conclusion. Translations (to conclude): решавам (rešavam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-verb-WcTXMmtI Disambiguation of 'to conclude': 89 11
  2. To tighten down. Translations (to tighten down): besiegeln (German), sichern (German)
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-verb-p9wgz9K9 Disambiguation of 'to tighten down': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cincher
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /sɪntʃ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-cinch.wav [UK], En-us-cinch.ogg [US] Forms: cinches [present, singular, third-person], cinching [participle, present], cinched [participle, past], cinched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: Compare senses at etymology 1 (a girth, a tight grip), perhaps suggesting the tactics used in the game; or perhaps from Spanish cinco (“five”), the five spots of the colour of the trump being important cards. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|cinco|t=five}} Spanish cinco (“five”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cinch (third-person singular simple present cinches, present participle cinching, simple past and past participle cinched)
  1. (card games) In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-cinch-en-verb-IRONTU8p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 6 6 25 31 7 1 10 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2003, Clive Selwood, All the Moves (but None of the Licks), page 33",
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        "(informal) Something that is very easy to do."
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          "word": "Kleinigkeit"
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          "roman": "ljóxkoje délo",
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          "sense": "something that is very easy to do",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "легка справа"
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          "ref": "1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post",
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        {
          "ref": "1916, Gilbert Parker, The World For Sale,",
          "text": "You've got the cinch on him. You could send him to quod, and I'd send him there as quick as lightning. I'd hang him, if I could, for what he done to Lil Sarnia.",
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        "(informal) A firm hold."
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "vlijanie",
          "sense": "firm hold",
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          "roman": "kontrol",
          "sense": "firm hold",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "контрол"
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          "sense": "firm hold",
          "word": "ote"
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          "word": "влия́ние"
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          "roman": "kontrólʹ",
          "sense": "firm hold",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "контро́ль"
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