Question: Here is one sentence: As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.
Here is another sentence: Flatten a road.
Does the flatten mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: She thrust the letter into his hand.
Here is another sentence: The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.
Does the thrust mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Winnow chaff.
Here is another sentence: Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants.
Does the winnow mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: To raise a wall, or a heap of stones.
Here is another sentence: Raise a siege.
Does the raise mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings