Definitions for COAX
koʊˈæks, ˈkoʊ ækscoax

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. coaxial cable, coax, coax cableverb

   a transmission line for high-frequency signals

2. wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigleverb

   influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

   "He palavered her into going along"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COAXverb

   To wheedle; to flatter; to humour. A low word.

   The nurse had changed her note; for she was then muzzling and coaxing the child; that’s a good dear, says she. Roger L'Estrange.

   I coax! I wheedle! I’m above it. George Farquhar, Recr. Officer.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coax

   1. As a verb, to coax means to persuade or urge someone to do something gently or steadily, often by flattery or promises. 2. As a noun, coax (short for coaxial cable) refers to a type of cable that has an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield, typically used in television and internet connections.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Coaxverb

   to persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe

2. Coaxnoun

   a simpleton; a dupe

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Coax

   kōks, v.t. to persuade by fondling or flattery: to humour or soothe: to pet.—ns. Coax, Coax′er, one who coaxes.—adv. Coax′ingly. [M. E. cokes, a simpleton; of obscure origin.]

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1. COAX

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Anagrams for COAX »

1. coxa

How to pronounce COAX?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COAX in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COAX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of COAX in a Sentence

1. Brian Hoyer:

   The whole team is there. And it turns into a beer-chugging contest. You have linemen, Julian Edelman, Tom Brady all think Tom Brady are going to win, then someone says : ‘ I heard Tom Brady is really great at chugging a beer. ’ We do n’t usually get to experience Julian Edelman like this, but we finally coax Julian Edelman into doing it. Julian Edelman does it, and let me tell you, you could n’t have poured out the beer faster into a glass. It was unbelievable. And Julian Edelman slams the mug on the table and puts both fists in the air.

2. Alexandra Feodorovna:

   “All is in God’s will. The deeper you look, the more you understand that this is so. All sorrows are sent us to free us from our sins or as a test of our faith, an example to others. It requires good food to make plants grow properly and the gardener, walking through His garden, wants to be pleased with His flowers. If they do not grow properly, he takes His pruning knife, and cuts, waiting for the sunshine to coax them into growth again”…

3. Mr Garbutt:

   It took about an hour for the snake catcher to coax it out. The snake was trying to bite the snake hook. The guy ended up catching it with his hand and just chucked it in a bag.

4. President Catherine Engelbrecht:

   They are still entrenched on the idea that the IRS did nothing wrong and all of America now knows that is not the case, what we’re fighting for is we want to see a policy that prohibits viewpoint discrimination. Holding the IRS accountable and personalizing it is a great step forward to coax each one out of their den of thieves.

5. Susan Greenhalgh:

   Virtually no country in the world has been able to coax birth rates up for a significant period of time after childbearing rates have dropped with modernisation, if the government were to encourage unmarried women in their 30s, or same-sex couples, to have a child, that might make a difference, but such changes seem unlikely given the social conservatism of the current regime.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COAX
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COAX
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COAX
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COAX