All 8 Uses
coax
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Seabiscuit, by Hillenbrand
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- But Howard was certain that he could coax his new city into the automotive age.†
Chpt 1.1
- He coaxed a phenomenal amount of work out of his rigid body, laboring so hard over his horses through the week that he had to sleep straight through Sunday to recover.†
Chpt 1.3coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- By some miracle, on three occasions, he was able to coax the horse into playing the racing game.†
Chpt 1.3
- But Seabiscuit could not be coaxed into showing any speed at all, and to find out if the horse was hoodwinking him, Fitzsimmons opted to make an exception to his no-whip rule.†
Chpt 1.3coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- His handlers scurried around, trying to coax him into moving.†
Chpt 2.15
- "No one coaxed Howard to put his horse in the race because we figured something like this would happen," he sniped.†
Chpt 2.15 *coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- Everyone in the Riddle barn knew Smith was trying to coax early speed from Seabiscuit, but the idea of a horse outbreaking War Admiral was unimaginable.†
Chpt 2.18
- Howard had preceded Seabiscuit up to Ridgewood and had coaxed every reporter, newsreel man, admirer, and friend in his address book into driving up to attend the horse's homecoming.†
Chpt Epil.coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
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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(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.