bungee cord
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈbʌn.dʒi kɔrd/
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cuerda elástica
- The bungee cord pulls T-Bird's foot all the way down on the pedal.
- Attach bungee cords
- secured with bungee cords
- bungee cords hold
Goes diagonal and you can cinch it with this bungee cord here.
- Goes diagonal and you can cinch it with this bungee cord here.
- More like cargo pants like I do think that a lot of cargo pants have bungee cords for adjustments.
- So I just hit the bungee cord and then shot straight up into the air and then fell onto my shoulder and broke it and dislocated it.
- And so that's, that's why they, they exercise like two to four hours a day on those treadmills with the bungee cords.
Examples
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This looks like a box of bungee cords.
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At the bus stop, his guitar precariously stowed in a chipboard case held together by a bungee cord, he was watched by two shirtless boys on a stoop, drinking sodas.
Fiction book (2000) -
The vehicle is then placed in front of a testing block, which is attached to a bungee cord under the track.
Academic text (2009) -
The police had a bungee cord holding the hood down on the front of the truck.
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There are extra bungee cords in here if you need them.
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The bride has belted her train around her waist with a knotted yellow bungee cord.
Fiction book (1992) -
Today it looked like the hood was strapped on with a bungee cord, and snowmelt was dripping through a hole in the roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
Corky climbs out of the cab and into the back, unhooking the bungee cords that hold down the boxes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Steve provided me with a list of things I'd need for our June hike: a first-aid kit, moleskin, food, three changes of clothes, including winter wear, a bungee cord, extra shoelaces, and a ten-foot length of rope.
Fiction book (1999) -
The trunk didn't close all the way, but he had everything secured with a bungee cord.
Synonyms
614
1.0
A thick strong cord made by twisting fibers used for tying or pulling
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1.0
A thin cord used to tie or fasten things
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1.0
A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
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1.0
A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
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4.8
A strong stretchy cord used to hold things or for jumping from high places
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3.2
A thin strong string used for tying things
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5.3
A rope or cord used to tie objects together, for example on a boat
How Elastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward modifier + noun: 'bungee' denotes an elastic rope (as in bungee jumping) and 'cord' means a rope or tie, so the meaning of an elastic/elasticized rope is directly derivable from the parts. This literal, compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name bungee cord comes from bungee meaning a very stretchy rope and cord meaning a rope, so picture a large rubber band with hooks at each end that you stretch to hold things tight. Because it stretches and then springs back, the bungee cord is used 'to secure or fasten objects' firmly.