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lax   (TTS Sound)

The adj lax has 4 senses

• lax, slack -- (lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline")


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


• lax -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake")


• lax, loose -- (emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels")