Problem: Sentence1: Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. -- Alfred Tennyson.
Sentence2: He built a modest dwelling near the pond.
Q: Does the term dwelling mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Fall into a trap.
Sentence2: The barometer is falling.
Q: Does the term fall mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies.
Sentence2: The trunk held all her meager treasures.
Q: Does the term treasure mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: To fall a tree.
Sentence2: He fell to his knees.
Q: Does the term fall mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings