Coax \Coax\ (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coaxed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Coaxing.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily
imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave,
rogue.]
To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or
fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.
Syn: To wheedle; cajole; flatter; persuade; entice.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coax \Coax\, n.
A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
coax
n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: coaxial
cable, coax cable]
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: wheedle,
cajole, palaver, blarney, sweet-talk, inveigle]
WordNet (r) 2.0
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "coax":
advocate, allure, apply pressure, bait, bait the hook, banter,
barter, beguile, beset, besiege, blandish, blarney, bug, butter up,
buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, charm, con, decoy, draw,
draw in, draw on, dun, ensnare, entice, exert pressure, exhort,
flirt, flirt with, get, give the come-on, high-pressure, importune,
induce, insist, insist upon, inveigle, jawbone, jolly, lead on,
lobby, lure, manipulate, nag, nag at, offer bait to, persuade,
pester, plague, plead with, ply, press, pressure, prevail, push,
recommend, rope in, seduce, soft-soap, suck in, sweet-talk, tease,
tempt, urge, wheedle, woo, work on
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
coax
coaxial cable
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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