to cord
3
6.1
- verb
- /kɔrd/
:
atar con cordel
- Just my mother came, carrying a corded phone and continuing with her conversation even as she let me in.
- cord the wrists
- cord the arms
Examples
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Benedict could not hope to see his father's knuckles whiten, but he could not help feeling the stonecutter's corded arms tense with cold rage.
Fiction book (2000) -
The right solution depends on whether you want corded headsets or wireless ones.
Blog text (10) -
Individuals in the 1950s, for example, leased a corded phone from the phone company with the expectation that the phone would last decades.
Academic text (2015) -
The water ran swift in the narrows, and corded muscles, swollen veins, stood out on the men's necks.
Fiction book (1994) -
The gardener corded the plants to ensure they grew upright and didn't fall over.
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Make sure to cord the packages securely before shipping them to avoid any damage.
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He skillfully corded the bundles of herbs to dry them properly in the sunlight.
Synonyms
132
3.2
To tie something tightly with rope or string
74
2.2
Fasten something with rope so it cannot move
30
3.3
To tie things together with a loop of material
24
1.0
To thread a cord through holes to fasten shoes
23
4.4
To tie an animal or object so it cannot move away
14
4.7
To fasten something securely with rope or cord
11
1.0
To tie or secure something with a strong cord
5
4.0
To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving
4
7.0
To tie the legs and wings of a bird so it cooks evenly
1
4.4
To tie things together with rope to hold them in place
1
5.5
To fasten something with a strong wire or rope
1
3.2
Fasten a rope or string so it does not come loose
To fasten something with a rope or cord
To tie something tightly with rope so it does not move
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
6.8
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
Compounds
- Specialized
59
3.4
A bundle of nerves inside the spine that sends messages between the brain and the body
- Specialized
25
3.0
A long tube that connects a baby to its mother before birth and carries food and oxygen
15
2.5
A cable with a plug and sockets that lets you use electric devices farther from an outlet
- Specialized
7
4.5
Blood taken from the cord that joins a baby to its mother after birth for medical use
- Specialized
1
8.9
An upper fold of tissue in the throat that does not make sound
- Specialized
1
5.6
A thin piece of tissue in the throat that vibrates to make the voice
- Specialized
1
4.1
Damage to the small parts of the throat that make sound when you speak
- Specialized
A strong heavy fabric with raised ribs like corduroy used for clothes and furniture covering
- Specialized
A lower fold of tissue in the throat that makes sound when air passes between the two
- Specialized
A strong cord that connects a window's sliding part to a weight so the window moves up and down
- Jargon
A decorative braided cord worn on one shoulder with a military or formal uniform
- Specialized
A tube that holds a testis in the scrotum and contains the tube that carries sperm, blood vessels and nerves
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb cord comes from the noun cord meaning 'string', so to cord something is to bind or tie it with a cord. That's why if you cord a bundle you are fastening it together with string or rope.