to cinch
8
5.5
- verb
- /sɪnʧ/
:
ajustar
- After adjusting her buoyancy compensator and cinching her weight belt, she and Rodgers made a final check of each other's gear.
- cinch a belt
Goes diagonal and you can cinch it with this bungee cord here.
- Goes diagonal and you can cinch it with this bungee cord here.
- Her stage costumes always add stuff going on and width on the shoulders and they cinch her waist to make her look more like an hourglass.
- This part of the process just really feels nice and I feel my jaw just just like cinching in whenever I do this.
- And then they have this tie around the waist to cinch you in.
- And the way that anti acids work is they essentially cause the sphincters above the gut to cinch shut.
- And these you can cinch all the way down and it fits on toddlers, fits on dogs, pets.
- You know, you just cinch it down as as maybe almost like a dry suit, but it handles pressure.
Examples
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Before riding, make sure to cinch the saddle tightly to prevent it from slipping.
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The stable boys hoist saddles onto the horses and cinch the straps.
Fiction book (1993) -
You just have to pull, cinch it up.
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Just cinch it up, and put up half of...
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Okay, cinch it up, man!
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Now I want you to cinch up good on the knot there.
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- Cinch your belt up, Coop.
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Cinch up the belt, man!
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One gave him rope to cinch his pants, which had grown too large and kept falling down.
Fiction book (1997) -
Cinch up your seat belts, mate.
Synonyms
923
1.0
To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope
347
3.3
To fasten firmly so it cannot move or be taken
218
1.0
To attach something firmly so it does not move
145
1.5
To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt
132
3.2
To tie something tightly with rope or string
88
1.6
To fasten a belt or strap with a clasp
74
2.2
Fasten something with rope so it cannot move
68
1.6
Hold something in place so it cannot move
55
1.0
To close something by moving a sliding tab that joins two rows of teeth
52
2.9
To fasten something with a band so it stays in place
47
3.3
Fasten something tightly to keep it from moving
19
1.0
To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device
14
4.7
To fasten something securely with rope or cord
11
1.0
To tie or secure something with a strong cord
8
3.0
Tie the strings on shoes or boots to make them tight
8
1.1
To fasten clothing around the waist with a strap
5
1.0
To tie rope or string so it holds
5
4.0
To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving
4
7.0
To tie the legs and wings of a bird so it cooks evenly
3
3.0
To fasten something with a small hook or buckle
1
4.4
To tie things together with rope to hold them in place
1
4.8
To bend the end of a nail to hold things together
1
4.4
To make something tight by pulling it
1
3.2
Fasten a rope or string so it does not come loose
To tie a rope to a metal or wooden fitting to hold it in place
To pull something like a rope until it becomes tight or to become tight
To fasten a saddle on a horse by tying a strap under its belly
To tie something tightly with rope so it does not move
Antonyms
How Tight
47
3.3
347
3.3
8
5.5
145
1.5
88
1.6
68
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb cinch meaning 'to fasten or tighten' comes from Spanish cincha ('girth' or 'strap') and an old word for 'to bind', so to cinch a saddle is to pull the band tight and keep it in place.