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Lax Very Common

Lax has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A salmon.

"The team's lax defense allowed the opponent to score three easy goals in the final minute."

2

Lacrosse.

"The team's defense was surprisingly lax against their rivals."

Adjective
1

lacking in rigor or strictness

"such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"

"lax in attending classes"

"slack in maintaining discipline"

2

pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

"The teacher marked my pronunciation test as passing only because I had mastered how to articulate vowels like 'a' and 'e' with a completely lax tongue position."

lax
3

lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

"a lax rope"

lax
4

emptying easily or excessively

"loose bowels"

5

Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

"The teacher's lax approach to attendance meant students could skip class without facing any consequences."

"The teacher's lax grading policy encouraged some students to do minimal work."

Proper Noun
1

IATA airport code for Los Angeles International Airport.

"The committee decided to invite Mr. Lax as a guest speaker for the annual conference."

2

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"The teacher's lax grading policy encouraged some students to do minimal work." adj
"The gym had very lax security rules on weekends." adj
"Her diet plan was too lax to help her lose weight quickly." adj
"The teacher received complaints for having lax grading standards." adj
"The team's defense was surprisingly lax against their rivals." noun
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