S: (n) lanyard, laniard (a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)
S: (n) log line (a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it)
S: (n) piping (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)
S: (n) plumb line, perpendicular (a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point)
S: (n) ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent)
S: (n) ripcord (a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend)
S: (n) slack (a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely) "he took up the slack"
S: (n) static line (a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)
S: (v) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
S: (v) break (diminish or discontinue abruptly) "The patient's fever broke last night"
S: (v) shrink, shrivel (decrease in size, range, or extent) "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"