I can illustrate this by mentioning the word lead. Now you have no way of knowing for sure which meaning I have in mind until I give it some context by using it in a sentence.

If they squeeze their doctors too hard, these will move to the State next door (think of the poor Quebeckians, who will have to migrate to Europe), but if the population takes health care and equity serious, their elected politicians should have the freedom to shape their own health care systems.

As a result, the linkage between race-hate, gay-hate, and misogyny is evident (Sheffield, 1992: 389), but the centrality of race and gender in the gay and lesbian activism dealing with violence is negligible.

Wrath-kindled gentlemen, be ruled by me; Let’s purge this choler without letting blood: This we prescribe, though no physician; Deep malice makes too deep incision;