Cinch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cinch	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Cinch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cinch n any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Synonym(s): cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place Synonym(s): cinch, girth a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps v tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" Synonym(s): cinch, girth make sure of get a grip on; get mastery of
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] 2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinch \Cinch\, v. i. To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; -- often with up. [Western U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.] 1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.] 2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]