Problem: Sentence1: He put all his efforts into this job.
Sentence2: The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story.
Q: Does the term put mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: We had to see a psychiatrist.
Sentence2: He saw action in Viet Nam.
Q: Does the term see mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: He tried to catch her eye.
Sentence2: The thread wouldn't go through the eye.
Q: Does the term eye mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.
Sentence2: Catch a show on Broadway.
Q: Does the term catch mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning