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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

coax
    n 1: a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn:
         coaxial cable, coax, coax cable]
    v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
         flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
         wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-
         talk, inveigle]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
        [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coax \Coax\, n.
   A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

coaxial cable
coax

    A kind of cable with a solid central conductor
   surrounded by insulator, in turn surrounded by a cylindrical
   shield woven from fine wires.  It is used to carry high
   frequency signals such as video or radio.  The shield is
   usually connected to electrical ground to reduce electrical
   interference.

   (1995-03-28)

Thesaurus Results for Coax:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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