cinch

n 1: any activity that is easy to do; "marketing this product

will be no picnic" [syn: {picnic}, {snap}, {duck soup},

{child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece of cake}]

2: band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

[syn: {girth}]

3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the

privilege of naming trumps

v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: {girth}]

2: make sure of

3: get a grip on; get mastery of