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- noun Plural form of
cinch . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
cinch .
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Examples
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The suggestion that it was too much for the cop to ask Gates, a fragile, elderly, easily frightened man, to step out onto the porch, but instead he and a bunch of other cops should have forced his way into the house, kind of cinches it.
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The suggestion that it was too much for the cop to ask Gates, a fragile, elderly, easily frightened man, to step out onto the porch, but instead he and a bunch of other cops should have forced his way into the house, kind of cinches it.
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The saddle is fastened by pliant ropes, or broad belts of leather, called in the West "cinches," to fasten which securely requires some skill, as they pass through a circular ring and are secured by a hitch or peculiar knot that holds well and can be unfastened with a quick jerk.
Healthful Sports for Boys Alfred Rochefort
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I knew that I was prodding him deeply and severely, thrusting the iron into his soul with as little compunction as a Mexican _charo_ exerts when he "cinches" a heavily burdened _burro_.
Princess Zara Ross Beeckman
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The rider, in this space, takes a hurried look at the "cinches," slips the whip back on the wrist, and whispers a few words into the neck of the big yellow horse who is in fine fettle for this day and hour.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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The men now added their coats, and Wemple, for additional traction, unsaddled the roan, and spread the cinches, stirrup leathers, saddle blanket, and bridle in the way of the wheels.
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I have always wanted to go to Australia ... this cinches it!
Australian Humor Nalini Singh 2009
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The first man cinches his arms around his opponent's waist from behind, bucks forward and then simply dead-lifts him up and drops backward with him, tracing an arc of perhaps 140 degrees so that they land together, their weight on the neck of the man being thrown.
Has UFC Found Its Transcendent Star? Tim Marchman 2011
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Me: You know that little slotted plastic disc thing that cinches the bag closed?
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