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Definition of cinch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cinch

noun
 
/sɪntʃ/
 
/sɪntʃ/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. something that is very easy synonym doddle
    • The first question is a cinch.
  2. (especially North American English) a thing that is certain to happen; a person who is certain to do something
    • He's a cinch to win the race.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): from Spanish cincha ‘girth’.
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