āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ
an extremely easy task or something easily achieved
Approving
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With her culinary skills, preparing a delicious dinner was always a cinch for Mary.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
a card game variation, played with four players, in which participants bid for the privilege of naming the trump suit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In cinch, the highest bidder gets to choose the trump suit.
03
a strap or band, usually around a horse's belly, used to secure the saddle in place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A properly fitted cinch prevents the saddle from slipping.
04
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
something that will surely happen
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With her experience and skills, landing the job was a cinch.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to cinch
01
to gain mastery or a firm grasp over something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The student cinched the grammar rules after hours of practice.
02
to secure, guarantee, or make certain of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The deal was cinched after both parties signed the contract.
03
to fasten or secure by tying a strap or girth, typically around a saddle or similar object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She cinched the straps of her backpack to ensure a snug fit.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
