Question: Sentence 1: Sugar loaf.
Sentence 2: Meat loaf.
Does loaf mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: If you cut then I'll deal.
Sentence 2: The employer wants to cut back health benefits.
Does cut mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: The literacy rate.
Sentence 2: The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
Does rate mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings