Question: Here is one sentence: Infection can cause a lupus flare.
Here is another sentence: A colitis flare.
Does the flare mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: This speech didn't play well with the American public.
Here is another sentence: His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee.
Does the play mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Mastering a second language requires a lot of work.
Here is another sentence: He arrived at work early today.
Does the work mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The throat of a chimney.
Here is another sentence: The throat of the vase.
Does the throat mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning