Question: Here is one sentence: Pull your knees towards your chin.
Here is another sentence: Pull the handle towards you.
Does the pull mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Does my policy cover accidental loss?
Here is another sentence: Cover the meat with a lot of gravy.
Does the cover mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.
Here is another sentence: The battery had a short life.
Does the life mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Throw the car into reverse.
Here is another sentence: The horse threw its inexperienced rider.
Does the throw mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings