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I've recently heard a girl saying:
So the next day, I tried to look up the meaning of it but I've only found the word a cinch which is supposed to be a strap that holds a saddle on a horse.
The dress was tight around the waist area so I thought it can either mean that the dress is tight enough to hold everything (you know what I mean) in place or it makes you look slimmer.
I'm still not quite sure about what she meant so I'd appreciate your answers. :)
cinch something (especially North American English) to fasten something tightly around your waist; to be fastened around somebody’s waist
verb: to fasten (something, such as a belt or strap) tightly around someone or something
So she was saying that the piece of clothing is tightened around your waist.
