Ambiguity, thy name is English - H

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Since there are so many words missing in english (and not just american english), the common words are given the task of having multiple meanings. How does one know which meaning to apply? The common answer is context. As in "how many translators from english does it take to replace a light bulb?" - "depends on the context".With today's communications, there's often no context. Text is often squeezed into tiny spaces (cell phone screens, button captions, road and other signs). It's easy to put together two or three words, all of them loaded with multiple meanings, and divine their intended meanings from all the possible combinations, for any context that may apply.
1-I-2005 - 20-I-2021 go home  
Expression
...may mean any of
hand on the baton
put your hand on the baton
with hand on the baton
hand the baton on, to your successor
have a cake
posess a cake
eat a cake
hearing set for the lawsuit
an auditory utensil for the lawsuit
a court hearing is scheduled for the lawsuit
he drew a base on balls
achieved a base by being walked by the pitcher
he depicted a basis on the spheres
he made a drawing of a base while sitting on (his) balls
he had wanted the display windows to show other people in his cell instead of what they were seeing
he had wanted that the displays would show others, who were in his cell, instead of the current content that the spectators were observing
he had wanted that the display show to the people in his cell, instead of what it was showing, ...
he wished he had displays which he would show to the others in his cell, instead of what they were seeing without them
He knew by placement and deductive reasoning how many of the bridge controls must function
he knew how many would work and how many not
he knew of many of them how they would work
her killers
guys who killed her
killers she hired
hero remembered
hero memorized
hero didn't forget
hero is not forgotten
hero recollected
hero reminisced
he took a vicious cut at the ball
he viciously hit the ball to give it a counter spin
he was viciously wounded during the ball
he was viciously cut while standing near a sphere
Hit Musicals from non-Musical Movies
sit an a movie which is not a musical one, and aim at musicals
successful musicals made from movie theaters which had no music in them
successful musicals made from movie shows which had no music in them
successful musicals made from movies which weren't musical
successful musicals originating in one of the above
successful musicals just arrived from one of the above
hundred pound lighter
a really heavy lighter
hundred pounds less heavy