tack vs cinch

tack and cinch both are nouns.

tack and cinch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tack	Yes	No	Yes	No
cinch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cinch is a hyponym of tack; that is, cinch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tack:

tack: gear for a horse
cinch: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

Other hyponyms of tack include bit, caparison, housing, trapping, girth, hame, harness, headgear, martingale, horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth, yoke.

tack (noun)	cinch (noun)
sailing a zigzag course	a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
(nautical) the act of changing tack	any undertaking that is easy to do
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head	stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
gear for a horse
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

tack (verb)	cinch (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)	get a grip on; get mastery of
fasten with tacks	make sure of
sew together loosely, with large stitches	tie a cinch around
fix to; attach
create by putting components or members together
turn into the wind

Difference between tack and cinch

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