cinch

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any undertaking that is easy to do
  2. noun stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
  3. noun a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle.

In classic literature

Synonyms

breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake

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