[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coax \coax\ k=oks; 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
see also:
coaxed coaxing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coax \coax\, n.
   a simpleton; a dupe. obs. --beau.  fl.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
coaxial cable coax cable wheedle cajole palaver blarney 
sweet-talk inveigle 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

coax
     
        coaxial cable
     
     
see also:
coaxial cable 

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