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. a spinal cord. 6. A raised rib on the surface of cloth. 7. A fabric or cloth with such ribs. 8. Trousers made of corduroy. 9. A unit of quantity for cut fuel wood, equal to a stack measuring 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet (3.62 cubic meters). 10. To fasten or bind with a cord. 11. To furnish with a cord. 12. To pile (wood) in cords.
