Problem: Sentence1: I couldn't tell what the thing was.
Sentence2: She has a thing about him.
Q: Does the term thing mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Draw a card.
Sentence2: To draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.
Q: Does the term draw mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: An angry face.
Sentence2: Dew dripped from the face of the leaf.
Q: Does the term face mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: He was surprised by the absence of any explanation.
Sentence2: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Q: Does the term absence mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning