cord

1. (countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).Examples: "The burglar tied up the victim with a cord."Synonyms: cable, twinecountable

2. (uncountable) Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity.Examples: "He looped some cord around his fingers."Synonyms: cordageuncountable

3. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.Examples: "Clear-headed friend, whose joyful scorn, / Edged with sharp laughter, cuts atwain / The knots that tangle human creeds, / The wounding cords that bind and strain / The heart until it bleeds, […]"; "Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed."countablefigurativelyuncountable

4. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.Examples: "spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords"; "Since spinal cord injury is associated with edema and changes in AQP4 expression, Ge and coworkers investigated the potential antiedema effect of epigallocatechin gallate and its underlying mechanism on a rat model of acute spinal cord injury."countableuncountable

5. (music) Dated form of chord.alt-ofcountabledateduncountable