Multiple meaning words
What is a word that fits all of these definitions?
1) to go rapidly or hurriedly
2) to enter into an election contest
3) a score made in baseball by a runner reaching home plate
4) to manage or conduct
To run
Mort: "The police are looking for a man with one leg named Smith"
Don: "What's his other leg called?"
What did Mort actually mean?
A man named Smith has one leg and the police are looking for him
Glady said to her friend Rose: "Last time I ate there, I ended up in the hospital."
What is one thing you would want to know if you were Rose?
Options
1) Where Glady ate
2) What happened that put her in the hospital
What does the saying "leave someone high and dry" mean?
abandon someone, leave one helpless
Gwen to coworker: "I just love getting up early to go to work every Monday morning. It sure beats sleeping in on the weekends."
What does Gwen really mean?
She does not like getting up early and prefers to sleep in.
Come up with 2 definitions for the word "slip"
1) to escape your memory
2) a mistake in judgement
3) to move quietly
4) to speedily get into clothing
Eric: "Dad, will you put my shoes on for me?"
Dad: ""I'll try, but I don't think they will fit me"
How did the dad interpret this question?
Dillon said to Daniel: "I don't like when she talks to me that way"
What is one thing you would want to know to clarify this statement?
Options
1) to whom Dillon is referring
2) how she spoke to Dillon
what does it mean when someone says "I am sick and tired"
very annoyed about, feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long
Marie's glasses fell off, and she is about to pick them up when Nicky steps on them.
Marie: "Watch out! Oh no! Isn't that just great. I'm so glad you walked over here"
What did Marie really mean/feel?
Annoyed and upset that her glasses are now broken and that Nicky stepped on them.
Q: What did one math book say to the other math book?
A: Boy, do I have problems!
What does the word problems mean in this joke?
troubles
Cloe: "Will you join me in a bag of m&m's?"
Joey: "No thanks. I don't think we will both fit."
What did Cloe mean? What did Joey mean?
1) to share the m&m's
2) to get into the bag
Hannah said to Aaron: "She left them at school. Now I'll have to go back to pick them up."
What are two things you would want to know?
1) To whom Hannah is referring
2) What "she" left at school.
what does it mean to say "mind your p's and q's"
use your best manners
Peter is standing in line waiting for the theater to open. He says "time sure flies when your having fun"
What does Peter really mean?
He is not having fun waiting in line.
David: "How did you like that new restaurant on the moon?"
Sarah: "The food is great, but it just doesn't have any atmosphere"
What did Sarah mean by atmosphere, and what else could it mean?
1) pleasant setting, nice surroundings
2) air that people can breath
Dewey: "I can lift an elephant with one hand"
Huey: "I find that hard to believe."
Dewey: "Sure I can. Get me an elephant with one hand and I'll show you"
What did Dewey mean? What did Huey mean?"
1) The elephant has one hand
2) Dewey was strong enough to lift the elephant
Jessica said to Jeff: "That is so annoying. I wish he would stop, I can hardly hear."
What are three things you would want to know?
1) Who is Jessica talking about?
2) What is annoying?
3) What is she trying to hear?
what does it mean to put your "blood sweat and tears" into something?
the signs of great personal effort
Yoshi to a friend whose hair is messy: Did you just go through a wind tunnel, or is that the latest hairstyle?
How could Yoshi say what he means without being sarcastic?
Your hair is pretty messy today.
Based on the two sentences, figure out the different meanings of the word run.
"Oscar put his red shirt in the washing machine with the rest of his clothing. Everything turned pink! He should have known the color would run.
It's difficult for any boss to run a factory when the workers are not willing to follow company rules.
1) to spread, dissolve
2) to manage, conduct
"Police help dog bite victim"
What are two meanings this could have?
1) A police also bit the victim
2) A "dog bite" victim got help from a police officer
Jake said to Jill: "Hey, this was fun. Let's do it again next week. Same time, same place."
What are four things you would want to know about this statement?
1) What Jake and Jill did that was fun
2) When they did it
3) Where they did it
4) On what day next week Jake wants to do it again
What does it mean when someone says...
"After spending hours scrubbing the floors and dusting the shelves, she left her apartment completely spick and span"
Her apartment was very clean and neat
Randy to Mandy, who just got a pic promotion at work: "You are so lucky"
Mandy: "Yes, the harder I work, the luckier I get"
What is Mandy really saying?
She worked hard for the promotion, it wasn't just luck.