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Dictionary: cinch   (sĭnch) pronunciation
n.
  1. A girth for a pack or saddle.
  2. A firm grip.
  3. Something easy to accomplish. See synonyms at breeze1.
  4. A sure thing; a certainty.

v., cinched, cinch·ing, cinch·es.

v.tr.
  1. To put a saddle girth on.
  2. To get a tight grip on.
  3. Informal. To make certain; secure or guarantee: cinch a victory.
v.intr.
To tighten a saddle girth. Often used with up.

[Spanish cincha, feminine of cincho, belt, from Latin cīnctus, from past participle of cingere, to gird.]


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noun

  1. An easily accomplished task: child's play, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover. Informal breeze. Slang duck soup. See easy/hard.
  2. A clearly established fact: certainty, sure thing. See certain/uncertain, true/false.

verb

    To render certain: assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure, warrant. See certain/uncertain.

A saddle girth on an American stock saddle. Tightens with a knot on a ring instead of with straps and buckles.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gjord, hold
v. tr. - lægge gjord om, stramme, få hold på
v. intr. - sikre

Nederlands (Dutch)
makkie, iets dat zeker is, vaste greep, zadelriem, zadelriem aanhalen/vastzetten, vastgrijpen, zich verzekeren van

Français (French)
n. - coup sûr, sangle
v. tr. - (US) sangler (un cheval), attacher par une sangle
v. intr. - (US) sangler, attacher par une sangle

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Kinderspiel, (ugs.) todsichere Sache, Sattelgurt
v. - etwas sichern, schnallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταζώστης, κολάνι (σαγής), (μτφ.) εύκολη δουλειά, παιχνιδάκι, βέβαιη εξέλιξη
v. - σταυροδένω, (εξ)ασφαλίζω, σιγουρεύω

Italiano (Italian)
cosa da poco, presa, assicurare, assicurarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cilha (f), café pequeno (m) (gír.) (EUA)
v. - cilhar, assegurar-se (gír.) (EUA)

Русский (Russian)
дело верное, обеспечить, держать в узде

Español (Spanish)
n. - cincha
v. tr. - cinchar, apretar, ceñir
v. intr. - cinchar, apretarse, ceñirse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sadelgjord, fast grepp (am.)
v. - fästa m sadelgjord, få fast grepp om (sl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肚带, 确实的事情, 紧握, 系肚带, 抓牢, 紧握住, 缚上马肚带

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 肚帶, 確實的事情, 緊握
v. tr. - 繫肚帶, 抓牢, 緊握住
v. intr. - 縛上馬肚帶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쉬운 일, 꽉 쥠, 안장 띠
v. tr. - (말의) 뱃대끈을 죄다, 꽉 쥐다, 보증하다
v. intr. - 꽉 쥐다, 보증하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シンチ, 鞍帯, しっかりと握ること
v. - 締める, しっかりと握る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شي سهل (فعل) يؤكد, يحصل على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ודאות, דבר ודאי, חגורת האוכף, חבק, דבר קל ובטוח‬
v. tr. - ‮הידק בחגורה, חיזק את אחיזתו, וידא, חיזק אחיזה‬
v. intr. - ‮ודאות, דבר ודאי, חגורת האוכף, חבק, דבר קל ובטוח‬


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