"cincher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cinchers [plural]
Etymology: From cinch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cinch|er|id2=agent noun}} cinch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cincher (plural cinchers)
  1. Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
    Sense id: en-cincher-en-noun-4hhUBpyu
  2. Something that proves a point or concludes a story
    Sense id: en-cincher-en-noun-EUnfvqLh
  3. A waist cincher (type of corset).
    Sense id: en-cincher-en-noun-N1YSuczF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 12 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 26 12 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 12 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: waist cincher

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "plural"
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    }
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      ]
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        {
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        "Something that proves a point or concludes a story"
      ],
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    },
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          "_dis": "22 12 66",
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        "A waist cincher (type of corset)."
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    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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        }
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        "Something that proves a point or concludes a story"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A waist cincher (type of corset)."
      ],
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          "waist cincher"
        ],
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          "corset",
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