Q: Does "take" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.

Can you take this bag, please.

A: different meanings

Q: Does "recognition" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

The law was a recognition of their civil rights.

The recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States.

A: the same meaning

Q: Does "snap" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

To snap a whip.

To snap a fastener.

A:
the same meaning