"coax" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkəʊæks/ [UK], /koʊæks/ [US] Audio: en-us-coax-noun.ogg
enPR: kōʹăks [US] Etymology: Shortened from coaxial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} coax (not comparable)
  1. Clipping of coaxial. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Alternative form of: coaxial Translations (coaxial cable): коаксиален кабел (koaksialen kabel) (Bulgarian), coaxkabel [neuter] (Danish), coaxkabel [masculine] (Dutch), coaxiale kabel [masculine] (Dutch), koksu (Finnish), Koax [neuter] (German), Koaxkabel [neuter] (German), ομοαξωνικό (omoaxonikó) [neuter] (Greek), coassiale [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-coax-en-adj-K1poZzfC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kəʊks/ [UK], /koʊks/ [US] Audio: en-us-coax-verb.ogg Forms: coaxes [plural]
enPR: kōks [US] Rhymes: -əʊks, -oʊks Etymology: Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706. Head templates: {{en-noun}} coax (plural coaxes)
  1. (obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-coax-en-noun-9IjpjB6f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊæks/ [UK], /koʊæks/ [US] Audio: en-us-coax-noun.ogg Forms: coaxes [plural]
enPR: kōʹăks [US] Etymology: Shortened from coaxial Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coax (countable and uncountable, plural coaxes)
  1. Short for coaxial cable. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: coaxial cable Categories (topical): Connectors Synonyms: coax cable
    Sense id: en-coax-en-noun-HGSAb~KE Disambiguation of Connectors: 24 1 58 2 12 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 3 54 2 22 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 6 51 5 21 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 8 49 7 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 6 58 5 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 64 3 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 14 38 9 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 9 53 7 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 9 42 8 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 12 41 10 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 8 45 6 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 37 8 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 7 49 6 22 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kəʊks/ [UK], /koʊks/ [US] Audio: en-us-coax-verb.ogg Forms: coaxes [present, singular, third-person], coaxing [participle, present], coaxed [participle, past], coaxed [past]
enPR: kōks [US] Rhymes: -əʊks, -oʊks Etymology: Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706. Head templates: {{en-verb}} coax (third-person singular simple present coaxes, present participle coaxing, simple past and past participle coaxed)
  1. (obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (to fondle): caress
    Sense id: en-coax-en-verb-~ezuktI8 Disambiguation of 'to fondle': 95 3 2
  2. (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. Tags: transitive Synonyms (persuade gradually): cajole, canoodle, persuade, wheedle Translations (persuade gradually): تَمَلَّقَ (tamallaqa) (Arabic), уговарям (ugovarjam) (Bulgarian), склонявам (sklonjavam) (Bulgarian), (Chinese Cantonese), (hǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), přemluvit [perfective] (Czech), přemlouvat [imperfective] (Czech), přesvědčit [perfective] (Czech), přesvědčovat [imperfective] (Czech), umluvit [perfective] (Czech), uchlácholit [perfective] (Czech), lokke (Danish), snakke godt for (Danish), overhalen (Dutch), kaĵoli (Esperanto), taivutella (Finnish), suostutella (Finnish), vikitellä (Finnish), maanitella (Finnish), cajoler (French), amadouer (French), überreden (German), schmeicheln (German), locken (German), ködern (German), beschwatzen (German), bezirzen (German), καταφέρνω (kataférno) (Greek), πείθω (peítho) (Greek), coccolare (Italian), persuadere (Italian), convincere (Italian), adulare (Italian), 丸め込む (marumekomu) (Japanese), 誑す (tarasu) (Japanese), 強請る (nedaru, yusuru) (Japanese), sublectō (Latin), pati (Maori), patipati (Maori), lokke (Norwegian Bokmål), aliciar (Portuguese), угова́ривать (ugovárivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уговори́ть (ugovorítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), увещева́ть (uveščevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), engatusar (Spanish), coaccionar (Spanish), lirka (Swedish), ikna etmek (Turkish), tatlı sözle kandırmak (Turkish), tavlamak (Turkish), dỗ (Vietnamese), tán (Vietnamese), phỉnh (Vietnamese)
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  3. (transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position. Tags: transitive Synonyms (manipulate carefully into position): ease Translations (manipulate carefully into position): zmanipulovat [perfective] (Czech), navést [perfective] (Czech), lirke (Danish), verleiden (Dutch), sovitella (Finnish), ujuttaa (Finnish), vorsichtig bugsieren (German), καλοπιάνω (kalopiáno) (Greek), costringere (Italian), incanalare (Italian), manipolare (Italian), lirke (Norwegian), coaccionar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-coax-en-verb-VYToWzqB Disambiguation of 'manipulate carefully into position': 7 5 88 Disambiguation of 'manipulate carefully into position': 7 4 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grope, touch up, fondle Derived forms: coaxable, coaxer, coaxy
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "word": "vikitellä"
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          "sense": "persuade gradually",
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          "word": "adulare"
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          "roman": "marumekomu",
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          "word": "丸め込む"
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          "roman": "tarasu",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "誑す"
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          "roman": "nedaru, yusuru",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "強請る"
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          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "sublectō"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "pati"
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        {
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          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "aliciar"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ugovárivatʹ",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
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          "word": "угова́ривать"
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          "roman": "ugovorítʹ",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
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          "word": "уговори́ть"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uveščevátʹ",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
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          "word": "увещева́ть"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "persuade gradually",
          "word": "engatusar"
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      "word": "locken"
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      "sense": "persuade gradually",
      "word": "tatlı sözle kandırmak"
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      "word": "sovitella"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "ujuttaa"
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      "sense": "manipulate carefully into position",
      "word": "vorsichtig bugsieren"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "kalopiáno",
      "sense": "manipulate carefully into position",
      "word": "καλοπιάνω"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "manipulate carefully into position",
      "word": "costringere"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "manipulate carefully into position",
      "word": "incanalare"
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      "code": "it",
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      "roman": "koaksialen kabel",
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