Lax vs slack: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: Lax or slack

How to spell Lax?

Lax
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slack
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Laxadjective

emptying easily or excessively

Laxadjective

lacking in rigor or strictness

Laxadjective

lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

Laxadjective

pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

slacknoun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

slacknoun

a stretch of water without current or movement

slacknoun

the quality of being loose (not taut)

slacknoun

a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

slackverb

make less active or fast

slackverb

cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

slackverb

become slow or slower

slackverb

become less in amount or intensity

slackadjective

not tense or taut

slackverb

make less active or intense

slackadjective

lacking in rigor or strictness

slacknoun

a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

slackverb

avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

slackverb

be inattentive to, or neglect

slacknoun

dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

slackadjective

flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

slackverb

release tension on

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