Problem: Sentence1: He had no clear picture of himself or his world.
Sentence2: He described his mental picture of his assailant.
Q: Does the term picture mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Treat an oil spill.
Sentence2: Treat the lawn with chemicals.
Q: Does the term treat mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.
Sentence2: A heroic figure.
Q: Does the term figure mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: Pick up the tab.
Sentence2: Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages.
Q: Does the term pick mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning