Word

cinch, v.
(cinched, cinches, cinching)

get a grip on; get mastery of
<verb.cognition>

cinch

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

master, control

make sure of
<verb.cognition>

cinch

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

see, insure, check, assure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, control

tie a cinch around
<verb.contact>

cinch girth

sample sentences

"cinch horses"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

fasten, fix, secure