1. [noun] The distance measured around an object.
2. [noun] A band passed under the belly of an animal to hold various types of saddles in place.
3. [noun] The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
4. [noun] (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
5. [noun] A small horizontal brace or girder.
6. [noun] (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
7. [verb] To bind as if with a girth or band.
8. [noun] The distance around a person's body.
9. [noun] Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place.
10. [verb] Tie a cinch around; 'cinch horses'.
