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

She loaded her shopping into the car.

I carried three heavy bags of shopping up the stairs.

A: the same meaning

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

I'll take a pound of that sausage.

She took up her position behind the tree.

A: different meanings

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

The United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues.

Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position.

A:
the same meaning