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- pronunciation:
- sInch
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong strap for securing a pack or saddle on an animal; girth.
- similar words:
- girth
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| definition 2: |
(informal) something simple or easy to do.
This crossword puzzle is a cinch.- antonyms:
- challenge
- similar words:
- breeze, joke, snap
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| definition 3: |
(informal) something sure to happen, or someone sure to carry out an expectation.
It's a cinch our team will win the trophy.She's a cinch to win the election. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cinches, cinching, cinched |
| definition 1: |
to place a cinch on.
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to cause to be sure to happen; guarantee.
All that extra practice cinched our victory. |
| definition 3: |
to attach or tighten securely.
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| related words: |
clinch |
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