Question: Here is one sentence: He placed a phone call to London.
Here is another sentence: I received several phone calls today.
Does the call mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Air pollution.
Here is another sentence: Her hand stopped in mid air.
Does the air mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: A man of action.
Here is another sentence: The piano had a very stiff action.
Does the action mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: Foil your opponent.
Here is another sentence: In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background.
Does the foil mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings