Question: Here is one sentence: The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
Here is another sentence: The storms last summer washed away parts of the road so we can expect some rough patches up ahead.
Does the patch mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Bind the books in leather.
Here is another sentence: The hydrogen binds the oxygen.
Does the bind mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: He had to clean up the leak.
Here is another sentence: A leak in a boat.
Does the leak mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Write your name in the space provided.
Here is another sentence: It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.
Does the space mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings