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Multiple Meaning Words in Context

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    Middle School level multiple meaning words in sentences for context: pound, dusting, charge, pool, tackle, trace, date
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  • Using the letters on the phone pad, spell your party's last name and press the pound key. What does pound mean in this sentence?
    The hash symbol
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  • Today, you can find ultraportable laptops that weigh as little as a pound. What does pound mean in this sentence?
    A unit of weight equivalent to a pound
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  • We adopted a black pug from the pound last week. What does pound mean in this sentence?
    place where animals are kept, especially stray animals
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  • There was another loud pound on the door, and I heard the wood crack around the deadbolt. What does pound mean in this sentence?
    A hard, and sometimes repeated, strike or hit
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  • Your mindset plays a significant role in how you handle any challenges that come your way. What does handle mean in this sentence?
    To take charge of, or to make decisions about
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  • I had to replace the handle of my broom after it was bent. What does handle mean in this sentence?
    the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled
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  • Please wash your hands before you handle the food. What does handle mean in this sentence?
    To feel or manipulate with the hands
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  • Please wash and squash containers before putting them in the recycling bins. What does squash mean in this sentence?
    To crush (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape
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  • We have roasted butternut squash every Thanksgiving. What does squash mean in this sentence?
    a fruit that grows on ground level vines, has seeds, and a rind like pumpkins and gourds
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  • The three legs must be firmly locked into place to ensure that the structure is stable. What does stable mean in this sentence?
    Firmly fixed to a surface so as to be immobilized, sturdy
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  • There was room for a dozen horses in the large stable.
    A building used for lodging, feeding and training animals with hoofs, especially horses
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