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Meanings of cinch (cinching) in English

Portuguese
moleza
Catalan
peix al cove

Any undertaking that is easy to do.

moleza
Catalan
cingla

Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place.

cingla
Usage of cinching in English
1
Mark nodded and followed suit, cinching tight the straps of his pack.
The Kill Order
2
Quinn did so, cinching down the handcuff with his free hand.
By reason of insanity
3
But cinching down the straps before each use ensured that this never happened.
Climbing Magazine
4
She tugged it, cinching in her shirt as tight as possible.
In the Dark
5
A gold belt held it in place, cinching her waist tight.
Bloody Bones
6
The CEO keeps cinching the budget a little tighter every quarter.
Reuters
7
Belts Once again cinching is back as the lead styling trick.
The Guardian
8
The warrior-woman finished cinching up her harness, then paused before donning her tabard.
The dog said bow-wow
9
Iwan and Siarles were cinching the saddle straps of the last two mounts.
Scarlet
10
Harold was rolling the tent up and cinching the ground-cords tight.
The stand
11
She squints at me, her old skin all cinching tight around her eyes.
Choke
12
Merv finished cinching the straps exactly how they had been.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
13
Rhy's back arched under his hand, the dark coils of magic cinching around them.
A Darker Shade of Magic
14
He was fast and strong, noosing her wrists and elbows and cinching the rope tight.
The Descent
15
Morris ties her wrists together at the small of her back, cinching the knots viciously.
Finders Keepers
16
While you're cinching up your belt, think about this.
Is it just me?: or is it nuts out there?
About this term
Translations for cinching
Portuguese
moleza
Cinching through the time
Cinching across language varieties
United States of America
Common