Question: Here is one sentence: The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal.
Here is another sentence: They concocted a plot to discredit the governor.
Does the plot mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: He lived at a fast pace.
Here is another sentence: Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron's honor.
Does the pace mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.
Here is another sentence: He made a figure of Santa Claus.
Does the figure mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: How fast does your new car go?
Here is another sentence: The patient went peacefully.
Does the go mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings