Question: Here is one sentence: Much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers.
Here is another sentence: The trackless wastes of the desert.
Does the waste mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Play the casinos in Trouville.
Here is another sentence: Play the stock market.
Does the play mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Channelize a stream.
Here is another sentence: Channelize the country for better transportation.
Does the channelize mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
Here is another sentence: I got some great bargains at their annual sale.
Does the sale mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning