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The definition of coax
5 Definitions of: coax
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- verb, to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc
- verb, to obtain by persistent coaxing
- verb, to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires
- verb, to caress
- verb, to deceive
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- noun, short for coaxial cable
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