Question: Here is one sentence: I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.
Here is another sentence: Amanda carried the package from home to New York.
Does the carry mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: The "war on drugs" is a campaign against the use of narcotic drugs.
Here is another sentence: The war against crime.
Does the war mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: A lot of money.
Here is another sentence: He bought a lot on the lake.
Does the lot mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: The minister doesn't see anybody before noon.
Here is another sentence: The doctor will see you now.
Does the see mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning