lax
/læks/
adjective
- Not strict, careful, or firm; loose or relaxed in discipline or standards.
- The company had lax safety rules, which led to several accidents.
- The school's lax security allowed anyone to enter the building.
- Her parents were too lax about her homework, so she fell behind.
- Not tight or firm; loose or slack.
- He adjusted the lax strap on his backpack.
- The rope was too lax to hold the load securely.
- The muscles in her shoulders felt lax after the massage.
noun
- Short for lacrosse, a team sport played with a stick and ball.
- She plays lax for her high school team.
- Lax practice is every afternoon after school.
- He bought a new stick for the lax season.