Problem: Sentence1: These bonds carry warrants.
Sentence2: She carries her ideas to the extreme.
Q: Does the term carry mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Strike 'z' on the keyboard.
Sentence2: The pianist strikes a middle C.
Q: Does the term strike mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Mow the grass.
Sentence2: He mowed the lawn.
Q: Does the term mow mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Give a course.
Sentence2: Give a gulp.
Q: Does the term give mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings