Question: Here is one sentence: They were sitting by the water's edge.
Here is another sentence: First you have to cut off the water.
Does the water mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: The cognitive operation of remembering.
Here is another sentence: A multinational operation.
Does the operation mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: Shop til you drop.
Here is another sentence: A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
Does the drop mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: Pass along the good news.
Here is another sentence: She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now.
Does the pass mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings