Cinched vs. Secure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cinched and Secure
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Definitions
Cinched➦
A girth for a pack or saddle.
Secure➦
Free from danger or attack
A secure fortress.
Cinched➦
An encircling cord, band, or belt.
Secure➦
Free from risk of loss; safe
Her papers were secure in the vault.
Cinched➦
Simple past tense and past participle of cinch
Secure➦
Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons
Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.
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Secure➦
Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt
Felt secure in his old job.
Secure➦
Not likely to fail or give way; stable
A secure stepladder.
Secure➦
Firmly fastened
A secure lock.
Secure➦
Reliable; dependable
Secure investments.
Secure➦
Assured; certain
With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.
Secure➦
(Archaic) Careless or overconfident.
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Secure➦
To guard from danger or risk of loss
The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.
Secure➦
To make firm or tight; fasten.
Secure➦
To make certain; ensure
The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.
Secure➦
To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).
Secure➦
To guarantee payment to (a creditor).
Secure➦
To get possession of; acquire
Secured a job.
Secure➦
To capture or confine
They secured the suspect in the squad car.
Secure➦
To bring about; effect
Secured release of the hostages.
Secure➦
To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).
Secure➦
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Secure➦
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Secure➦
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Secure➦
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Secure➦
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
Secure➦
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Secure➦
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
Secure of a welcome
Secure➦
(obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
Secure➦
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.
Secure➦
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
Secure➦
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
To secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
Secure➦
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
Secure➦
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
To secure an estate
Secure➦
To plight or pledge.
Secure➦
Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
Secure➦
Overconfident; incautious; careless; - in a bad sense.
Secure➦
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; - commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
Confidence then bore thee on, secureEither to meet no danger, or to findMatter of glorious trial.
Secure➦
Not exposed to danger; safe; - applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
Secure➦
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
I spread a cloud before the victor's sight,Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.
Secure➦
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; - frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
It secures its possessor of eternal happiness.
Secure➦
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
Secure➦
To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
Secure➦
Get by special effort;
He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
Secure➦
Cause to be firmly attached;
Fasten the lock onto the door
She fixed her gaze on the man
Secure➦
Assure payment of
Secure➦
Make certain of;
This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us
Preparation will guarantee success!
Secure➦
Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug;
Plug the hole
Stop up the leak
Secure➦
Furnish with battens;
Batten ships
Secure➦
Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind;
Secure himself, he went out of his way to help others
Secure➦
Free from danger or risk;
Secure from harm
His fortune was secure
Made a secure place for himself in his field
Secure➦
Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss;
The most protected spot I could find
Secure➦
Not likely to fail or give way;
The lock was secure
A secure foundation
A secure hold on her wrist
Secure➦
Able to withstand attack;
An impregnable fortress
Fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
Secure➦
Financially sound;
A good investment
A secure investment
