Question: Here is one sentence: Waste heat.
Here is another sentence: We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer.
Does the waste mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: Make merry.
Here is another sentence: They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.
Does the make mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning


Question: Here is one sentence: He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president.
Here is another sentence: He asked to see the executive who handled his account.
Does the account mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: Cut grain.
Here is another sentence: Cut a disk.
Does the cut mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings