All 3 Uses of
coax
in
Burned, by Ellen Hopkins
- We spent the better part of the day coaxing the dogs, chasing strays, and otherwise moving the herd up-mountain.†
*coaxing = trying to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuading
- After an hour of coaxing and correcting, I almost felt like one too.†
- After the sun drifted low and bloomed rose, he'd come rolling around for evening visits, coaxing my personal temp well above the one hundred mark, no matter what the thermometer happened to read.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(coax as in: coax her to join us) try to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gentle persuasion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, coax is a short for coaxial cable (a type of electrical cable used to transmit data, the internet, video and voice communications). Coaxial cables have a conducting wire surrounded by an insulating layer surrounded by a shield. The insulating layer and shield surround a common axis--the conducting wire.
In classic literature, you may see coax used as a synonym for caress or fondle.