Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cinch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cinch \Cinch\, v. t.
In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a
higher trump than the five.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Cinch"ing}.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cinch \Cinch\, v. i.
To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; --
often with up. [Western U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to
get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in
the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the
color of the trump being important cards).]
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the
hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)
and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and
ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count
five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also
{double pedro} and {high five}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.]
1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]
2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cinch
n 1: any activity that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup},
{child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that
holds the saddle in place [syn: {girth}]
3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the
privilege of naming trumps
v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: {girth}]
2: make sure of
3: get a grip on; get mastery of
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