lax muscles

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• lax — [ læks ] adjective 1. ) not paying enough attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety: worries about lax airport security the lax morals of today s society 2. ) not made firm or tight: lax muscles ╾ lax|i|ty [ læksəti ] noun… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lax — UK [læks] / US adjective Word forms lax : adjective lax comparative laxer superlative laxest 1) not paying enough attention to rules, or not caring enough about quality or safety worries about lax airport security the lax morals of today s… …   English dictionary

• lax´ness — lax «laks», adjective. 1. not firm or tight; slack: »The package was tied so loosely that the cord was lax. SYNONYM(S): relaxed, flabby, loose. 2. not strict; careless: »Don t become lax about the schedule you have set for studying. The states… …   Useful english dictionary

• lax´ly — lax «laks», adjective. 1. not firm or tight; slack: »The package was tied so loosely that the cord was lax. SYNONYM(S): relaxed, flabby, loose. 2. not strict; careless: »Don t become lax about the schedule you have set for studying. The states… …   Useful english dictionary

• lax — [laks] adj. [ME < L laxus < IE base * (s)lēg , loose, lax > SLACK1] 1. a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels 2. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight 3. not strict or exact …   English World dictionary

• lax — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful. 2) (of limbs or muscles) relaxed. DERIVATIVES laxity noun laxly adverb laxness noun. ORIGIN Latin laxus loose, lax …   English terms dictionary

• lax — laxly, adv. laxness, n. /laks/, adj., laxer, laxest. 1. not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. not rigidly exact or… …   Universalium

• lax — [[t]læks[/t]] adj. er, est 1) not strict or severe; negligent: lax morals[/ex] 2) loose or slack: a lax rope[/ex] 3) not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas[/ex] 4) loose, open, or not retentive, as the bowels 5) having the bowels loose or …   From formal English to slang

• lax — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin laxus loose more at slack Date: 14th century 1. a. of the bowels loose, open b. having loose bowels 2. deficient in firmness ; not stringent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lax — I. /læks / (say laks) adjective 1. lacking in strictness or severity; careless or negligent: lax morals. 2. not rigidly exact or precise; vague: lax ideas on a subject. 3. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax cord. 4. open or not… …  

• lax — adjective 1 not strict or careful enough about standards of behaviour, work, safety etc; slack 1 (1): lax security 2 muscles or arms or legs that are lax are not firm or strong and therefore tend to hang loosely laxly adverb laxity noun (U)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English