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).