1. n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (qualifier) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
He looped some cord around his fingers.
2. n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum clean
3. n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a
4. n. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
5. n. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
