Read the dictionary definition of lax. All definitions for this word.
1. emptying easily or excessively
1. loose bowels
2. lacking in rigor or strictness
1. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
2. lax in attending classes
3. slack in maintaining discipline
3. lacking in firmness or tension; not taut
1. a lax rope
4. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')