Question: Here is one sentence: He misplayed his promising position.
Here is another sentence: I misplayed the tennis shot, I should have hit it to her right instead of left and she'd have had more trouble returning it.
Does the misplay mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I used to take The Sunday Times.
Here is another sentence: The hard work took its toll on her.
Does the take mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.
Here is another sentence: He was fighting to his last breath.
Does the breath mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Reduce a problem to a single question.
Here is another sentence: Reduce one's standard of living.
Does the reduce mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings