Question: Here is one sentence: His parting shot was 'drop dead'.
Here is another sentence: I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.
Does the shot mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: How much furniture did they leave behind?
Here is another sentence: There was only one piece of furniture in the room.
Does the furniture mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The trapped miners found a pocket of air.
Here is another sentence: The battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance.
Does the pocket mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
Here is another sentence: Their encounter was a matter of chance.
Does the encounter mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning