cinch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any undertaking that is easy to do
    picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; breeze; child's play; snap; pushover.
    • marketing this product will be no picnic
  2. noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
    girth.
  3. noun a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
  4. verb tie a cinch around
    girth.
    • cinch horses
  5. verb make sure of
  6. verb get a grip on; get mastery of

WordNet

Cinch noun
Etymology
Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.
Definitions
  1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. West. U. S.
  2. A tight grip. Colloq.

Webster 1913