coax

IPA: kˈoʊks

(obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
Short for coaxial cable. [(electronics, telecommunications) A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.]

(obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

Examples of "coax" in Sentences

Cajolery is a coaxing statement.
He then coaxed the woman to try it.
The coax runs to the office and bedroom hubs.
The dielectric system is used in coax cables.
They are very difficult to coax out in the open.
The signal arrives via the coax to the cable box.
The government created the act to coax them into taking part.
The soldiers try to coax and cajole Abu Mian into opening the door.
Remove the coax and mount it on the pintle for service and maintenance.
Sometimes it's possible to coax information out of the far ends of a histogram.
However, if your coax is the much lossier RG58, or if you intend using the antenna on 30m,
That braided jacket on the coax is the second most important part of relaying good TV signal.
Keating is even the kind of educator who can coax from a shy, stuttering student (Ethan Hawke) Walt Whitman's famed "barbaric yawp."
WiFi Rail relies on leaky coax, which is wiring that runs in the tunnel already, and they've overlaid Wi-Fi signals on in a way that simulates a very long antenna.
For those unfamiliar MoCA, their technology enables users to pipe data transmissions through their home's existing cable TV wiring (aka coax cable) at speeds of up to 175 Mbps to experience multi-room DVR, PC to TV connectivity, and high-speed Internet gaming among other things.