In American English (AmE) and British English (BrE), the verb "to table" is used in legislative debates. But the meaning is diametrically opposite: AmE uses the verb to mean the abandonment of a bill, analogized as though leaving it on the bargaining table to rot. Whereas the BrE verb means to introduce legislation, as in "bringing a bill to the table".

Both clearly share the same origin -- a piece of furniture -- and yet diverged as to what act is described by the word.

Other confusion arises from the verb "to sanction" which can mean "to allow" but sometimes also "to prohibit" or "make punishable".

And a more modern addition in slang vernacular: "to drop". In the context of artists, "dropping a mix tape" would mean to introduce new music. But "dropping a vocalist" means that the band has fired their singer. It would be confusing if both uses were found in the same sentence.