COAX


Meaning of COAX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəuks ]

v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by into, or to + infin.) persuade (a person) gradually or by flattery. 2 (foll. by out of) obtain (a thing from a person) by coaxing. 3 manipulate (a thing) carefully or slowly. øøcoaxer n. coaxingly adv. [16th c.: f. 'make a cokes of' f. obs. cokes simpleton, of unkn. orig.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.