cinch

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: breezepicnicsnapduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cakegirth

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. any undertaking that is easy to do“marketing this product will be no picnic”Synonyms: breezepicnicsnapduck soupchild's playpushoverwalkoverpiece of cake
  2. stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in placeSynonyms: girth
  3. a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

Verb (3)

  1. tie a cinch around“cinch horses”Synonyms: girth
  2. make sure of
  3. get a grip on; get mastery of
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.] [1913 Webster]

1.A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.] [1913 Webster]

2.A tight grip. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Cinch"ing.]

1.To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Cinch \Cinch\, v. i. To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; -- often with up. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).] 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 color (called left pedro, and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also double pedro and high five. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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