Problem: Sentence1: This play is going to ruffle some people.
Sentence2: She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues.
Q: Does the term ruffle mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The sale will run for ten days.
Sentence2: They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.
Q: Does the term run mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: He recorded the spoken language of the streets.
Sentence2: He uttered harsh language.
Q: Does the term language mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: 12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves.
Sentence2: They shot 20 head of quail.
Q: Does the term head mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning