Question: Here is one sentence: Hold these truths to be self-evident.
Here is another sentence: I'll hold you by your promise.
Does the hold mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The green party took 12% of the vote.
Here is another sentence: In 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level.
Does the party mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs.
Here is another sentence: His bare feet projected from his trousers.
Does the foot mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.
Here is another sentence: People gathered round as he began to tell his story.
Does the gather mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings