Cinched vs. Secure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cinched and Secure
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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
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Secure
Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons
Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.
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.
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
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