Meaning
6 sensesA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
Sattelgurt
подпру́гаpodprúga
попругаpopruha
(informal)Something that is very easy to do.
Kinderspiel, Kleinigkeit
лёгкое де́лоljóxkoje délo, ве́рное де́лоvérnoje délo
легка справаlehka sprava
any undertaking that is easy to do
(informal)Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.
(informal)A firm hold.
влия́ниеvlijánije, контро́льkontrólʹ
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.
(Europe)An RCA connector.
Examples
8 sentencesFor a person who is in good physical condition, climbing mountains is a cinch.
It's a cinch.
The biochemistry test was a cinch.
It's a cinch to learn to swim.
Can you cinch the belt a little tighter?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”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.
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.
Uncertain; perhaps from Cinch Connectors, a Chicago-based company producing connectors.
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Forms
plural: cinchesSynonyms
12 synonyms- any undertaking that is easy to do:breezepicnicsnapduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cake
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place:girth