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lax

The correct spelling is lax.

How to pronounce lax

/læks/
noun

IPA: /læks/

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The correct spelling is lax. A salmon. For example: "The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend."

Usage Examples

The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.

The rope fell lax.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A salmon.
  2. 2.Lacrosse.

adjective

  1. 1.Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
  2. 2.Loose; not tight or taut.
  3. 3.Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
  4. 4.Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
  5. 5.Describing an associative monoidal functor.

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