Problem: Sentence1: They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted.
Sentence2: The traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded.
Q: Does the term pattern mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: He asked the waiter for the check.
Sentence2: The tablecloth had red and white checks.
Q: Does the term check mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: There was a break in the action when a player was hurt.
Sentence2: He was up two breaks in the second set.
Q: Does the term break mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The significance of a gesture.
Sentence2: The significance of his remark became clear only later.
Q: Does the term significance mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning