Meaning of COAX
| Pronunciation: | | kowks
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- [n] a transmission line for high-frequency signals
- [v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
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| | Synonyms: | | blarney, cajole, coax cable, coaxial cable, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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| | See Also: | | browbeat, bully, cable, ethernet cable, line, persuade, soft-soap, swagger, sway, transmission line | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Coax\ (?; 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.
\Coax\, n.
A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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| | Definition: | | coaxial cable |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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