Problem: Sentence1: I can not bear his constant criticism.
Sentence2: He bore himself with dignity.
Q: Does the term bear mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: The policy so far is all stick and no carrot.
Sentence2: The recipe calls for half a stick of butter.
Q: Does the term stick mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: One of the planet's moons has a slower spin than the others.
Sentence2: He took the new car for a spin.
Q: Does the term spin mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.
Sentence2: We had to orient ourselves in the forest.
Q: Does the term orient mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning