HOMOGRAPHS VI

Homographs are words that have two or more meanings. Rock is an example. A rock can be a stone, a type of music, or it can mean to move back and forth, as in rocking a baby. There are thousands of homographs in English. The most interesting ones are those, like rock, in which the two (or more) meanings are completely unrelated (or at least only distantly related). In each clue below, both definitions can be satisfied by the same word. What is the word?

1. Lengthy and yearn
2. Evil and out-of-play
3. Carnival and just
4. Legal filing and short
5. Roof support and ray of light
6. Tiny amount and move quickly
7. Type of tool and walk in line
8. Type of dog and burly
9. Fish and alone
10. Fight and container
11. Jolt and container
12. Body part and language
13. Foundation and vile

Answers:

1. Long
2. Foul
3. Fair
4. Brief
5. Beam
6. Dash
7. File
8. Husky
9. Sole
10. Box
11. Jar
12. Tongue
13. Base