cinch
noun
uk/sɪntʃ/us/sɪntʃ/cinchnoun(EASY)
[S]informal
something that is veryeasyand isthereforecertainto be asuccess:
很容易的事;很有把握的事,十拿九稳的事Theexamwas a cinch.考试非常容易。
Easiness and simplicity
- (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom
- a piece of cakeidiom
- accessibility
- at the push of a buttonidiom
- at the stroke of a penidiom
- be (all) downhillidiom
- doss
- gift
- gimme
- give/handsomethingtosomeoneon a (silver) platteridiom
- handily
- hey presto
- painless
- platter
- presto
- probs
- rarefied
- the path of least resistanceidiom
- walkaway
- walkover
cinchnoun(FOR HORSE)
[C]US
astrapthat goes around themiddleof ahorsetokeepthesaddle(= rider'sseat)in therightpositionon the horse's back:
The Diné weavers made avarietyofitems,includingsaddleblanketsand cinches.
Horse riding
- bridle
- canter
- curry
- endurance rider
- endurance riding
- equestrianism
- eventer
- eventing
- gait
- girth
- high-spirited
- jib
- jodhpurs
- mounted
- rein
- saddle-sore
- sidesaddle
- silk
- snaffle
- toreador
cinch
verb
uk/sɪntʃ/us/sɪntʃ/cinchverb(TIGHTEN)
tofastenabelt,strap, orpieceofclothtightly,especiallyat thewaistof apieceofclothingso that itfitscloselyto thebody:
Thisskirtwouldlooklovelycinched at thewaistwith awidebelt.
He cinched histowelaround hiswaist.
Thejeansare cinched in at thewaist.
Fasteners for clothes
- belt
- buckle
- buckled
- button fly
- button-through
- clasp
- fastener
- flies
- fly
- grommet
- hook and eye
- lace
- snap
- snap fastener
- stud
- suspender
- Velcro
- zip
- zipsomething/someoneup
- zipper