Question: Here is one sentence: Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.
Here is another sentence: He counts reading among his interests.
Does the interest mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I will check up on the car tomorrow.
Here is another sentence: Check out the engine.
Does the check mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
Here is another sentence: The president no longer has the support of his own party.
Does the support mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I'm normally a big fan of lifesaving, but in his case we can make an exception.
Here is another sentence: He took a course in lifesaving.
Does the lifesaving mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning