Question: Here is one sentence: 12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves.
Here is another sentence: At five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40.
Does the head mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The application of maximum thrust.
Here is another sentence: Massage has far-reaching medical applications.
Does the application mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The story is false, so far as I can discover.
Here is another sentence: I discovered the fleece.
Does the discover mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The thermometer hit 100 degrees.
Here is another sentence: I hit the jackpot.
Does the hit mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning