Definition: emptying easily or excessively
Usage: loose bowels
Definition: lacking in rigor or strictness
Usage: such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable; lax in attending classes; slack in maintaining discipline
Main entry: lax
Definition: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Usage: a lax rope; a limp handshake
Main entry: lax
Definition: pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')