Q: Does "render" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Render the brick walls in the den.

Render thanks.

A: different meanings

Q: Does "stream" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Stream of consciousness.

Two streams of development run through American history.

A: the same meaning

Q: Does "crack" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Crack a joke.

The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.

A:
the same meaning