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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Cinch

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.]

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

Dictionary: quick_english-indonesian
Definition: cinch

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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: cinch

cinch
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: breeze, picnic, snap, {duck
soup}, child's play, pushover, walkover, {piece of
cake}]
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that
holds the saddle in place [syn: girth]
3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the
privilege of naming trumps

cinch
v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: girth]
2: make sure of
3: get a grip on; get mastery of