A cord, usually of braided cotton, connecting the sash weight to the sash (opening part of a window), and running over a pulley at the top of the frame.

(historical) A kind of rep made of cotton and wool.

(idiomatic) To end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.

Synonym of detonating cord

Synonym of detonating cord

An explosive cord, typically used as a fuse/primer to detonate explosive charges, or as a cutting agent to cut patterns explosively. The explosive cord is a small flexible plastic tube filled with explosive in a flexible binder, typically pentaerythritol tetranitrate (“PETN”) (pentrite explosives).

Synonym of emergency cord.

(anatomy) The cord, consisting of the vas deferens, nerves, and blood vessels, that runs from the abdominal cavity to the testicle in the scrotum.

(anatomy) A ligament between the ulnar and radius bones in the forearm near the elbow.

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.