Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cinch

3 senses of cinch

Sense 1
cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake -- (any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic")
       => undertaking, project, task, labor -- (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings")

Sense 2
cinch, girth -- (stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
       => stable gear, saddlery, tack -- (gear for a horse)

Sense 3
cinch -- (a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps)
       => all fours, high-low-jack -- (card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cinch

3 senses of cinch

Sense 1
cinch, girth -- (tie a cinch around; "cinch horses")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")

Sense 2
cinch -- (make sure of)
       => see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product")

Sense 3
cinch -- (get a grip on; get mastery of)
       => master, control -- (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?")