English to English
noun
- any undertaking that is easy to do
Marketing this product will be no picnic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
source: WordNet 3.0
- a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
source: WordNet 3.0
- A strong saddle girth, as of canvas.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- tie a cinch around
Cinch horses.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make sure of
source: WordNet 3.0
- get a grip on; get mastery of
source: WordNet 3.0
- To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly.
source: Webster 1913
- To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; -- often with up.
source: Webster 1913
- In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
source: Webster 1913
