Problem: Sentence1: Pipe a tune.
Sentence2: Pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert.
Q: Does the term pipe mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: There was a connection via the internet.
Sentence2: The connection between overeating and obesity.
Q: Does the term connection mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Burn garbage.
Sentence2: The car burns only Diesel oil.
Q: Does the term burn mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
Sentence2: He tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class.
Q: Does the term date mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning