cord

(kôrd)

1. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.
2. An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.
3. A hangman's rope.
4. An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains; a bond or tie.
5. also chord also (kōrd) Anatomy A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon: a spinal cord.
6. a. A raised rib on the surface of cloth.
   b. A fabric or cloth with such ribs.
7. cords Trousers made of corduroy.
8. Abbr. cd. A unit of quantity for cut fuel wood, equal to a stack measuring 4 × 4 × 8 feet or 128 cubic feet (3.62 cubic meters).

1. To fasten or bind with a cord: corded the stack of old newspapers and placed them in the recycling bin.
2. To furnish with a cord.
3. To pile (wood) in cords.

Related Forms:

• cordˈer noun