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Noun cord has 4 senses

cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
--₁ is a kind of trousers, pants; line; trousers, pants; line
--₁ has particulars:

agal; apron string, apron strings; bowstring; catgut, gut; chenille; clews; clothesline; fishing line; lace, lacing; lanyard, laniard; lanyard, laniard; log line; piping; plumb line, perpendicular; ripcord; ripcord; sash cord, sash line; slack; static line; string, twine; string; thread, yarn; tie; whipcord; wick, taper; wick

Derived form: verb cord₂

cord - a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
--₂ is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit; volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit

Derived form: verb cord₁
cord, electric cord - a light insulated conductor for household use
--₃ is a kind of conductor; conductor
--₃ has particulars: extension cord; power cord
cord, corduroy - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
--₄ is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile; fabric, cloth, material, textile
--₄ has particulars: Bedford cord; narrow wale; wide wale

Verb cord has 2 senses

cord - stack in cords; "cord firewood"
--₁ is one way to stack, pile, heap

Derived form: noun cord₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cord - bind or tie with a cord
--₂ is one way to tie, bind

Derived form: noun cord₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something