coax5 definitions found coax - 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] Coax \Coax\, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] coax - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) : 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] coax - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) : coaxial cable coax <hardware> 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) coax - 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 |