LAX

I. adjective see: slack Date: 14th century 1. loose , open , having loose bowels, deficient in firmness ; not stringent , 3. not tense, firm, or rigid ; slack , having an open or loose texture, having the constituents spread apart , articulated with the muscles involved in a relatively re~ed state (as the vowel \\i\\ in contrast with the vowel \\ē\\), see: negligent ~ation noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration (x as symbol for -crosse) Date: 1951 lacrosse