Question: Here is one sentence: Has a happy lot.
Here is another sentence: Lots of people think so.
Does the lot mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Cure cement.
Here is another sentence: Cure resin.
Does the cure mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Top the evening with champagne.
Here is another sentence: Top and tail the carrots.
Does the top mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: A drain on resources.
Here is another sentence: A drain of young talent by emigration.
Does the drain mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning