Question: Sentence 1: Drop a hint.
Sentence 2: The light dropped from the ceiling.
Does drop mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.
Sentence 2: The altitude gave her a headache.
Does altitude mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil.
Sentence 2: The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics.
Does rotation mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning