Cord is a slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.An insulated flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs.A hangman's rope.An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains; a bond or tie.also chord (also kōrd) Anatomy. A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon: A spinal cord.A raised rib on the surface of cloth.A fabric or cloth with such ribs.cords Trousers made of corduroy.(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).