Problem: Sentence1: That tree was hit by lightning.
Sentence2: The lightning was hot enough to melt the sand.
Q: Does the term lightning mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Can you play on this old recorder?
Sentence2: He plays the flute.
Q: Does the term play mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The baby was a boy.
Sentence2: The boys were playing kickball in the mud.
Q: Does the term boy mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.
Sentence2: Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.
Q: Does the term school mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning