Question: Here is one sentence: When the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly.
Here is another sentence: The boat had a metallic finish.
Does the finish mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: They had a fierce wrestle.
Here is another sentence: We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully.
Does the wrestle mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Break the cycle of poverty.
Here is another sentence: The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.
Does the break mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Break the cycle of poverty.
Here is another sentence: The first winter storm broke over New York.
Does the break mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings