Problem: Sentence1: Bear a heavy load.
Sentence2: Bear a resemblance.
Q: Does the term bear mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: I just don't get him.
Sentence2: Where did she get these news?
Q: Does the term get mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Don't ride me so hard over my failure.
Sentence2: Let it ride.
Q: Does the term ride mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Picasso's blue period.
Sentence2: A time period of 30 years.
Q: Does the term period mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning