Problem: Sentence1: The reason that war was declared.
Sentence2: They had good reason to rejoice.
Q: Does the term reason mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Moral bankruptcy.
Sentence2: Intellectual bankruptcy.
Q: Does the term bankruptcy mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Have, throw, or make a party.
Sentence2: Throw a javelin.
Q: Does the term throw mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The hum of distant traffic.
Sentence2: They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.
Q: Does the term hum mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning