Question: Here is one sentence: The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
Here is another sentence: Shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting.
Does the shrinkage mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
Here is another sentence: This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period.
Does the embody mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: It is not work but worry that kills.
Here is another sentence: His worry over the prospect of being fired.
Does the worry mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.
Here is another sentence: He used all his conversational weapons.
Does the weapon mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings