one of the fundamental facts about words is that the most useful ones in our language have many meanings.this is partly why they are so useful they work overtime...think of all the various things we mean by the word foot' on different occasions ;one of the lower extremities of the human body,a measure of verse,the ground about a tree,twelve inches,the floor in front of the stairs.The same is true of nearly every common noun or verb.
considering the number of ways of taking a particular word,the task of speaking clearly and being understood would seem pretty hopeless if it were not for another very important fact about language.though a word may have many senses,these senses can be controlled up to a point,by the context in which the word is used.when we find the word in particular verbal setting..we can usually decide quite definitely which of the many sense of the word is relevant.If a poet says his verse has three feet it does not occur to you that he could mean its a yards long or is three feet it does not occur to you that he could mean its a yards long or is three legged (unless perhaps you are a critic planning to puncture the poet with a pun about his lumping verse .the context rules out these maverick senses quite decisivley.

Title :words and thier different senses

The fact about words is that it has many meanings in our language.If we take the word 'foot' on different aspects it can mean a human body part foot,measure of verse,ground of a tree,12 inches,the floor in front of a stair.With every noun and verb it is same.Using a word in a number of different ways is difficult.When we use a word we can easily decide that in which sense the word can be used.If the poet says his verse is three feet it doesnt mean that he says its yards long .Its sense can be pointed ou in the context.