Problem: Sentence1: Break the cycle of poverty.
Sentence2: The first winter storm broke over New York.
Q: Does the term break mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Pass along the good news.
Sentence2: She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now.
Q: Does the term pass mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: He used a piece of tape for a belt.
Sentence2: He wrapped a tape around the package.
Q: Does the term tape mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The cooling touch of the night air.
Sentence2: Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.
Q: Does the term touch mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning