Question: Here is one sentence: One end of the box was marked 'This side up'.
Here is another sentence: The ends justify the means.
Does the end mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: A section of a fishing rod.
Here is another sentence: The finance section of the company.
Does the section mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: He threw the ball into the air.
Here is another sentence: Her hand stopped in mid air.
Does the air mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: Do school counselors subvert young children?
Here is another sentence: We must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis.
Does the subvert mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings