Question: Here is one sentence: That's our finest cut of meat.
Here is another sentence: His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels.
Does the cut mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Did you see today's newspaper?
Here is another sentence: Today is beautiful.
Does the today mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Politicians have to respect a mass movement.
Here is another sentence: Movement is a sign of life.
Does the movement mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
Here is another sentence: The storms last summer washed away parts of the road so we can expect some rough patches up ahead.
Does the patch mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning