Q: Does the word "beat" mean the same thing in "We beat the competition." and "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship."?

A: the same meaning

Q: Does the word "treatment" mean the same thing in "The change is due largely to the increased availability of antiretroviral treatment." and "A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started."?

A: the same meaning

Q: Does the word "clear" mean the same thing in "Clear the leaves from the lawn." and "The balloon cleared the tree tops."?

A: different meanings

Q: Does the word "ring" mean the same thing in "The distinctive ring of the church bell." and ""The tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells" -- E. A. Poe."?

A:
the same meaning