Find a word that can mean the first definition. Doubling one of its letters will make a word that corresponds to the second definition. Example in first question.
Ex:Halt - Bend down
Answer: Stop stoop.
In this example the letter 'o' was doubled.
-1.Married - Pesky plant. 3,4 letters
-2. Wager - Plant in the amaranth family. 3,4
-3.Number of years in a decade - A person aged between 13 and 19.
-4.Hit with a stick as punishment in school (past tense) - Placed in a tin. 5,6
-5.Police officer - A place to keep chickens.
-6.Recorded onto a video cassette - Knocked quietly. 5,6
-7.A young child - To blow a horn. 3,4
-8.Wished - Jumped on one foot. 5,6
9.A single stair - Sheer incline. 4,5
10. Male child - Anon. 3,4