To destroy (something) by depriving it of a vital resource.
To cause (a person) to lose consciousness by applying a chokehold.
To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
To extinguish (fire) (by depriving it of oxygen or fuel).
To prevent (light) from passing through.
To prevent (something) from growing by overwhelming it or robbing it of nutrients.
To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).
To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.
The act of uprooting something.