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Added 10 October 2026

cinch

/sɪntʃ/ noun

Latin root: cincta Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cinch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any undertaking that is easy to do.
marketing this product will be no picnic
Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place.
A form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps.

verb

Tie a cinch around.
cinch horses
Make sure of.
Get a grip on; get mastery of.

Origin

Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle.

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