| Front | coax |
|---|---|
| Back | /kəʊks $ koʊks/ verb [transitive] 1to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way:‘Please, Vic, come with us,’ Nancy coaxed.coax somebody into/out of (doing) somethingWe had to coax Alan into going to school.coax somebody to do somethingWe watched the bear coax its cubs to enter the water.coax somebody down/out/back etcFirefighters managed to coax the man down from the roof. 2to make something such as a machine do something by dealing with it in a slow, patient, and careful waycoax something out of/from/into etc somethingHe coaxed a fire out of some dry grass and twigs.The driver coaxed his bus through the snow.—coaxing noun [uncountable]:She needs a bit of gentle coaxing.—coaxingly adverb |
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