The difference between Lax and Tight
When used as adjectives, lax means lenient and allowing for deviation, whereas tight means firmly held together.
Lax is also noun with the meaning: a salmon.
Tight is also adverb with the meaning: firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Tight is also verb with the meaning: to tighten.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lax and Tight
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Lax as a noun (now, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):
A salmon.
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Lax as an adjective:
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
Examples:
"The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend."
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Lax as an adjective:
Loose; not tight or taut.
Examples:
"The rope fell lax."
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Lax as an adjective:
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
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Lax as an adjective (archaic):
Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
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Lax as an adjective (maths):
Describing an associative monoidal functor.
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Lax as a noun:
Lacrosse.
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Tight as an adjective (colloquial):
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Unyielding or firm Under high tension. Scarce, hard to come by. Intimately friendly. Miserly or frugal.
Examples:
"'tight cloth; a tight knot"
"'tight control on a situation"
"Make sure to pull the rope tight."
"I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do."
"We've grown tighter over the years."
"He's a bit tight with his money."
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Tight as an adjective (of a space, design or arrangement):
Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. Fitting close, or too close, to the body. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
Examples:
"The passageway was so tight we could barely get through."
"They flew in a tight formation."
"a tight coat;  My socks are too tight."
"The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners."
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Tight as an adjective (sport):
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. Not conceding many goals.
Examples:
"Their marching band is extremely tight."
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Tight as an adjective (slang):
Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
Examples:
"We went drinking and got tight."
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Tight as an adjective (slang):
Extraordinarily great or special.
Examples:
"That is one tight bicycle!"
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Tight as an adjective (slang, British (regional)):
Mean; unfair; unkind.
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Tight as an adjective (obsolete):
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Tight as an adjective (obsolete):
Handy; adroit; brisk.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Tight as an adjective (poker):
Of a player, who plays very few hands.
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Tight as an adjective (poker):
Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
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Tight as an adverb:
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Examples:
"Make sure the lid is closed tight."
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Tight as an adverb:
Soundly.
Examples:
"Good night, sleep tight."
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Tight as a verb (obsolete):
To tighten.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- lax vs permissive
- lax vs lenient
- lax vs strict
- lax vs loose
- lax vs slack
- lax vs taut
- lax vs tight
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- lax vs remiss
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